Federal AI governance and high-impact use
Judge an AI feature by what it does and who it affects.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
Source-based teaching example · Fictional data
Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Judge an AI feature by what it does and who it affects.

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Judge an AI feature by what it does and who it affects.

00:00:06.208 — The idea

Public input does not make every use low risk. Separate information lookup from decisions about a person. Identify harmful mistakes, review needs and the responsible authority.

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Public input does not make every use low risk. Separate information lookup from decisions about a person. Identify harmful mistakes, review needs and the responsible authority.

00:00:21.083 — One useful term

Function analysis. Describing what a feature does, its effects and the decisions it supports.

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Describing what a feature does, its effects and the decisions it supports.

00:00:30.500 — A worked example

ORION’s baseline retrieves public information. A proposed feature recommends eligibility for a person. That adds consequences and authority questions not settled by the baseline tests.

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ORION’s baseline retrieves public information. A proposed feature recommends eligibility for a person. That adds consequences and authority questions not settled by the baseline tests.

00:00:45.792 — Your turn to think

Does using public sources approve the eligibility feature? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Does using public sources approve the eligibility feature?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:02.958 — Why this answer works

No. Keep the proposal out of operational use pending the required review. Test unsupported-question handling and access to sources and human help.

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No. Keep the proposal out of operational use pending the required review. Test unsupported-question handling and access to sources and human help.

00:01:15.750 — Check 1

Describe baseline and proposal separately.

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Describe baseline and proposal separately.

00:01:21.333 — Check 2

Name harmful errors and observable checks.

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Name harmful errors and observable checks.

00:01:26.917 — Check 3

Leave actual policy applicability to current evidence and responsible review.

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Leave actual policy applicability to current evidence and responsible review.

00:01:34.667 — Now try a different case

Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.

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Open the lesson
Try the new case
Check and revise
The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.