Hello and welcome to the first Thursday edition of Eye on AI. In case you missed Tuesday’s newsletter, the first news item to know is that we’re doubling our AI coverage to bring Eye on AI to your inbox twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. AI continues to be one of the most important topics—technology or otherwise—affecting our world, and this will allow us to bring you even more updates and analysis on the latest AI news, research, and policy. Now, let’s get into it.
Today we’re diving into the federal government’s AI hiring frenzy. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in recent days took new action to speed up hiring on select high-priority AI positions, showing how the federal government is intensifying its search for AI talent as it competes with the similarly red-hot AI talent market in the private sector.
