> The department is also using AI tools to declassify diplomatic cables more quickly.
> Graviss said machine learning tools have achieved a 97% accuracy rate in declassifying cables under the Freedom of Information Act with the same precision as department employees.
> These automation tools, he added, have decreased employees’ declassification workload by 60%
> It cost about $400,000 to develop and train the machine learning tool, which Stein described as a major cost-savings compared to hiring more individuals to manually review records. The State Department has now “fully operationalized” the tool as part of its 25-year declassification program, with the 1997 records serving as the first public example.
> The department is also using AI tools to declassify diplomatic cables more quickly.
> Graviss said machine learning tools have achieved a 97% accuracy rate in declassifying cables under the Freedom of Information Act with the same precision as department employees.
> These automation tools, he added, have decreased employees’ declassification workload by 60%
> It cost about $400,000 to develop and train the machine learning tool, which Stein described as a major cost-savings compared to hiring more individuals to manually review records. The State Department has now “fully operationalized” the tool as part of its 25-year declassification program, with the 1997 records serving as the first public example.
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