The public has come to expect autonomous vehicles to be perfect drivers. But if that safety bar is too high, where should it be set, experts considered at a recent national safety forum.
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When cybersecurity experts from the public and private sectors gathered this week, AI and critical infrastructure took a back seat to frontline defense in light of recent international headlines.
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From agentic AI help-desk assistants to cybersecurity collaboration and smarter trash routes, Raleigh CIO Mark Wittenburg explains how the city is testing tech before scaling it citywide.
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T.J. Mayotte will step in as the city’s new CIO beginning Monday, bringing private- and public-sector experience from two nearby counties to the role. The incoming tech leader has also worked in security governance.
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The program, designed for water and wastewater systems, builds upon plans released last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The move comes amid increasing worries about cyber attacks linked to the ongoing and widening war in Iran.
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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.
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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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The Kennedy Space Center hosts and manages NASA missions, along with an escalating flow of commercial space traffic from companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
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The Trump administration has asserted for months that its “bargain” version of the federal $42.5 billion grant program to expand access to broadband Internet would save taxpayers money.
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Residents who use the county Sheriff’s Office app can find booking and offender information — and push notifications around weather warnings. A daily bulletin feature will soon be added.
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Negotiations have stalled over a state Senate proposal to repeal a sales tax exemption on data center equipment. Gov. Abigail Spanberger raised the possibility of a data center electricity consumption tax.
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The university's Mississippi AI Agency, a student-led initiative that launched this spring, challenges students who are receiving continual AI training to help businesses utilize generative AI.
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A new lawsuit says the city has ignored its law that requires elected official approval for facial recognition use for at least four years, allowing officers to use whatever surveillance techniques they choose.
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As military training gets high-tech, U.S. soldiers have been testing a new kind of mock firearm made by a New Orleans company — one that doesn't fire real bullets but feels realistic in a virtual reality scenario.
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More than 200,000 people nationwide had their Social Security numbers, medical information, health insurance details and other data exposed during a Dallas County ransomware attack last fall.
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A workshop on July 26-27 for students as well as the general public will feature presentations, panel discussions, group activities and lectures by scientists on the materials and devices behind brain-inspired computing.
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In a webinar this week, K-12 thought leaders from the Consortium for School Networking summarized the ethical implementation of AI in schools as a matter of preparation, communication, equity, privacy and flexibility.
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