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Federal AI governance and high-impact use

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

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Federal AI governance and high-impact use

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

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Source-based teaching example · Fictional data · Reviewed 2026-10-03. Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized. On a small screen, use fullscreen for diagram details or read the transcript.

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0:00 · 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.

0:06 · 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.

0:21 · 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.

0:30 · 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.

0:45 · 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.

1:02 · 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.

1:15 · Check 1

Describe baseline and proposal separately.

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Describe baseline and proposal separately.

1:21 · Check 2

Name harmful errors and observable checks.

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Name harmful errors and observable checks.

1:26 · 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.

1:34 · 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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