--- title: Artificial Intelligence at Veterans Affairs - Part 1 description: Artificial Intelligence at Veterans Affairs - Part 1 image: https://fedgovtoday.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AI-VA-Part1.webp --- [![logo-fgt-2026-white](https://fedgovtoday.com/hubfs/logo-fgt-2026-white.svg "logo-fgt-2026-white")](https://fedgovtoday.com/) ![2026-WebsiteHeaderAnimatedGIF](https://fedgovtoday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2026-WebsiteHeaderAnimatedGIF.gif?width=728&name=2026-WebsiteHeaderAnimatedGIF.gif "2026-WebsiteHeaderAnimatedGIF") - [Home](https://fedgovtoday.com) - [TV Show](https://fedgovtoday.com/tv-show) - [Guests](https://fedgovtoday.com/guests) - [Podcast](https://fedgovtoday.com/podcast) - Topics - **TECH** - [-- AI](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/artificial-intelligence) - [-- Cloud](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/cloud) - [-- Cyber](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/cyber) - [-- Data](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/data) - [-- Emerging Tech](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/emerging-tech) - [-- Modernization](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/modernization) - **DEFENSE** - [-- Defense Tech](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/defense-tech) - [-- Intel / OSINT](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/intel-osint) - [-- Space](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/space) - **WORKFORCE** - [-- Pay & Benefits](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/pay-and-benefits) - [-- HR](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/human-resources) - **ACQUISTION** - [-- Acquisition](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/topic-index-acquisition) - **CITIZEN SERVICES** - [-- CX](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/customer-experience) - [-- Digital Government](https://fedgovtoday.com/topic-index/digital-government) - [Events](https://fedgovtoday.com/events) - [Industry Insight](https://fedgovtoday.com/industry-insights) - Shows - [-- Innovation in Government](https://fedgovtoday.com/innovation-in-government-0) - [-- Modernizing Government](https://fedgovtoday.com/modernizing-government) - [-- Four Futures of AI](https://fedgovtoday.com/four-futures-of-ai) - [-- DefenseTech TV](https://fedgovtoday.com/defensetech-tv) - [-- In Depth](https://fedgovtoday.com/indepth) - [-- The Federal Focus](https://fedgovtoday.com/federalfocus) - [About](https://fedgovtoday.com/about) Search - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 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Part of that transition is engaging end users in that deployment. **[Evan Carey](https://www.seattledenvercoin.research.va.gov/investigators/carey.asp)** **is Deputy Director for AI Networks at the National Artificial Intelligence Institute.** At the VA AI Summit, he tells me moving from testing to implementation isn’t a new challenge. ![](https://fedgovtoday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG-Ning_Yu_22-493551-200x300-1-2.jpg?width=138&height=207&name=IMG-Ning_Yu_22-493551-200x300-1-2.jpg) One theme throughout the sessions at the VA AI Summit is the potential to address burnout among healthcare providers. You’ll hear more about that issue on today’s show, and Thursday’s podcast too. **Ning Yu, Chief Natural Language Processing Research Scientist at Leidos**, explains how AI can help with burnout and a number of other challenges health care providers and systems face. ![](https://fedgovtoday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1588458874556-1-1.jpg?width=162&height=162&name=1588458874556-1-1.jpg)Making health care provision more efficient, more equitable, and more accessible are three goals the VA has for using AI in its healthcare system. **[Dr. Andrew Borkowski](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewborkowski)** **is Founding Chief of the Artificial Intelligence Service at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa**, FL; and **Facility Lead for the NAII**. At the VA AI Summit, he tells me how AI can help the VA achieve those goals.   **Don't Miss Part 2 on Thursday, October 5th** Featuring: - **Dr. Shereef Elnahal,** Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - **Narasa Susarla,** AI/ML Lead, Chief Architect/Chief Engineer, Health Group - **Michael Kim,** Chief of Staff National Artificial Intelligence Institute U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ### Share on Social [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://fedgovtoday.com/podcast/2023/10/03/artificial-intelligence-at-veteran-affairs-part-1) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://fedgovtoday.com/podcast/2023/10/03/artificial-intelligence-at-veteran-affairs-part-1) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://fedgovtoday.com/podcast/2023/10/03/artificial-intelligence-at-veteran-affairs-part-1) [Leidos](https://fedgovtoday.com/podcast/tag/leidos) [James A. 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