Course Outline

Foundations of AI Programming for Government

  • Overview of AI programming: Key concepts and examples
  • Applications of AI in the public sector: Chatbots, summarizers, and intelligent search systems
  • Comparison between AI models and traditional programming logic

Introductory Python for AI

  • Writing your first Python scripts for government applications
  • Working with data structures and control flow in Python
  • Utilizing libraries essential for AI programming: requests, pandas, and json

Using AI APIs for Government

  • Understanding APIs: Secure access to AI models
  • Sending text and structured data to AI models
  • Leveraging OpenAI, Cohere, or Hugging Face APIs in government projects

Creating Simple AI Tools for Government

  • Building a document summarizer for public sector use
  • Prototyping a chatbot to enhance citizen services
  • Using AI to auto-label public datasets for government

Evaluating Outputs and Limitations of AI Tools for Government

  • Understanding probabilistic behavior in AI systems
  • Techniques for prompt engineering and managing output quality
  • Conducting red-teaming to identify bias and hallucinations in prototypes

Compliance, Ethics, and Responsible Development of AI for Government

  • Privacy and explainability requirements for government applications
  • Evaluating open-source versus proprietary models: Benefits and drawbacks
  • Checklist for safe experimentation and scaling up AI projects in the public sector

Summary and Next Steps for Government AI Initiatives

Requirements

  • Basic experience working with spreadsheets or structured data for government tasks
  • Familiarity with public sector service delivery or analysis responsibilities
  • No prior programming experience required (introductory Python will be covered)

Audience

  • Public servants and analysts exploring the use of AI in daily government workflows
  • Digital government professionals seeking hands-on skills in AI integration for government operations
  • Innovation, transformation, and research teams within government agencies
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