A recent blog post from Anthropic, a large AI company in the U.S., signals that the tech can help governments "modernize" legacy systems based on that old language. The stakes are high, as so much still runs on COBOL.
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The company collects intelligence from disparate public agencies that could help suppliers craft better proposals and pitches. The funding reflects the growing role of AI in government procurement. -
Officials have formally named Bryce Bailey the state’s chief information security officer, elevating him from the interim role after nearly a month in place. Cybersecurity, he said, “is a long game.”
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Elizabeth Crowe, the city’s director of urban analytics and innovation, has been selected to serve as interim chief innovation and technology officer, a role formerly held by Stephanie Wernet.
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The state will widen its use of an American Sign Language app across all agencies and buildings, in an effort to bring new levels of service for people who are hard of hearing.
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From Pilot to Launch: What will it take to scale AI in government?
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As fears of an AI “bubble” persist, officials and gov tech suppliers are looking to move past pilots and deploy larger, more permanent projects that bring tangible benefits. But getting there is easier said than done. -
Artificial intelligence has been dominant for several years. But where has government taken it? More than a decade after the GT100's debut, companies doing business in the public sector are ready to prove their worth.
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The boom of early Internet in the mid-1990s upended government IT. The rise of artificial intelligence isn't exactly the same, but it isn't completely different. What can we learn from 30 years ago?
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Elementary and middle school students in Wake County, N.C., aren’t allowed to use their phones at all during the school day, but the district is considering an exception for recording video for safety reasons.
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A police official said that Flock Safety is providing one drone on loan for the town police force to try out, and they intend to start using it to get aerial coverage of Lewiston’s summer events.
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is funding eight projects to position cultural institutions as community hubs for AI education and workforce training.
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The police department will install a dozen license plate reader and security cameras around the village, paid for with a $241,500 state law enforcement technology grant. Installation includes two years of support.
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The transformative power of AI was embraced by many state and local governments this year. Dedicated AI leadership positions and task forces have emerged to guide responsible use.
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Students from Gustavus Adolphus College and St. Peter High School in Minnesota hosted a program through Project 4 Teens in which they talked to middle schoolers about social media, phone usage and other topics.
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In Bexar County, Texas, millions of records are publicly accessible online for the first time with the culmination of a massive, $18 million project to digitize the county's archives.
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Autonomous robots delivering Uber Eats orders are hitting downtown Dallas sidewalks this month, and city officials say they have limited options for ensuring the self-driving machines are good operators.
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A $100 million grant for a University of Michigan supercomputing and artificial intelligence lab, set up in partnership with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is expected to create 200 jobs over 10 years.
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New funding for the state's Cyber Workforce Accelerator program aims to enhance cyber ranges and address talent gaps, with a special focus on reaching under-represented groups, including women and people of color.
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