IV&V AI Assistant
Description
This project delivers a NASA IV&V AI Assistant powered by LibreChat with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to provide a secure, conversational interface for NASA IV&V engineers. The Assistant enables users to interact directly with NASA program documents, asking questions that span subject matter expertise and program-specific content relevant to software assurance activities, including accelerated system understanding, analysis process planning, and context specific lessons learned and potential risk considerations. Initial development and evaluation are conducted with synthetic data hosted on AWS (Cloud – Other). Beginning in FY26, the project will transition to beta and production phases, operating on local on-premises HPC infrastructure with access to real ITAR-level NASA mission data, IV&V process data, and lessons learned.
Detailed example
The output for this system is similar to a ChatGPT-like interface, that is, the output is text information related to what the user is providing queries on.
AI / analytics pattern
Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).
Automation level / stage
a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.
Expected benefit
The initial deployment of the NASA IV&V AI Assistant will leverage the LibreChat platform with automated embedding and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to provide end-users with efficient access to relevant, necessary knowledge to complete analysis activities and generalized inference capabilities. More advanced iterations are anticipated to include fine-tuning on IV&V-specific datasets such as historical issues, risks, and lessons learned. By integrating GenAI-powered search and chain-of-thought reasoning into IV&V workflows, the Assistant will enable engineers to rapidly locate critical information, streamline analysis activities, and enhance overall productivity. This accelerated capability is expected to positively impact the mission projects supported by NASA IV&V by enabling earlier identification of issues and delivery of analysis assurance conclusions.
Controls / human review
ATO: Not reported; PIA: Not published