GAO Testimony: Role of Artificial Intelligence and Other Tools to Combat Fraud and Improper Payments
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Opening statement of GAO Chief Scientist Sterling Thomas on April 9, 2025 to the Senate Joint Economic Committee hearing Fraud and Improper Payments: Data Quality and a Skilled Workforce are Essential for Unlocking the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence.
The federal government loses $233 billion–$521 billion annually to fraud, based on data from 2018-2022. We testified about AI and other tools the government can use to combat fraud.
Federal agencies have existing tools to combat fraud and other improper payments. Our prior work offered recommendations on improving and using these tools.
AI-enabled tools could also help by sifting through large volumes of data to find anomalous patterns or relationships. But they require error-free, unadulterated data. This can be hard to come by for some federal programs. And it requires a skilled workforce, another area where we have found gaps.
The federal government loses $233 billion–$521 billion annually to fraud, based on data from 2018-2022. We testified about AI and other tools the government can use to combat fraud.
Federal agencies have existing tools to combat fraud and other improper payments. Our prior work offered recommendations on improving and using these tools.
AI-enabled tools could also help by sifting through large volumes of data to find anomalous patterns or relationships. But they require error-free, unadulterated data. This can be hard to come by for some federal programs. And it requires a skilled workforce, another area where we have found gaps.
Date: Apr 09, 2025
Runtime: 00:04:45
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