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. -
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. -
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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A private research university in Houston will get $14.2 million from the state for the Center for Space Technologies, and $8.1 million from the federal government for the Center for Advanced Space Sensing Technologies.
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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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City officials will explore other hosting options following the breach of the third-party notification service CodeRED. The system went offline after notification went out Nov. 21 of an incident.
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The young company’s backers and supporters include several gov tech veterans along with officials from Nevada. Madison AI offers a chatbot and other AI-backed services to cities and counties and other local agencies.
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Encouraged by a new state law that endorses hybrid and online schooling, Northside Independent School District is looking for a vendor to help start a virtual school next fall.
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A presidential executive order on AI could challenge a number of laws already in play. One in California, state Senate Bill 53, set safety disclosure requirements for companies operating AI models.
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Now with an official sanction from the South Dakota High School Activities Association, esports programs in the state are enabled by Fenworks software that stages competitions for players at school or home.
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A Michigan school district approved a $1.1 million contract with Proximity Learning to fill teaching vacancies with virtual educators, to be aided by trained “facilitators” who will monitor and help in the classroom.
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