A freight ferry and two cargo bikes were part of a project to show how fresh seafood and other freight can move through New York City without traveling on a delivery truck through city streets.
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Officials from the state Department of Accounting and General Services warned residents that bad actors are “creating deceptive web addresses” to trick them into releasing personal information. -
The state Department of Commerce’s Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy is working with an AI-powered health platform to support faster prescription renewals for state residents with chronic conditions.
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Having notched early success in piloting generative AI, leaders at the California Department of Transportation are realizing the need for a comprehensive approach to a massive storehouse of data.
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A resignation letter from the city’s chief technology officer of four years surfaced on social media alongside changes to the city’s website, where his name was removed and a new acting CTO named.
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People are less worried about AI taking humans’ jobs than they once were, but introducing bots to the public-sector workplace has brought new questions around integration, ethics and management. -
As governments at all levels continue to embrace new developments in artificial intelligence, cities are using automation for everything from reducing first responder paperwork to streamlined permitting.
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Agencies report that critical IT positions remain hard to fill, but finding the right people takes more than job postings. States are expanding intern and apprentice programs to train and retain talent.
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Republican and Democratic leaders in the Kansas Senate have pre-filed a bipartisan bill that would require all public and private accredited school districts to adopt policies banning phones.
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Five students at Dow High School in Midland, Mich., have co-authored research about agriculture in space that will soon appear in a major scientific journal.
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced.
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With new EV sales in the United States recently reporting a year-over-year decline, advocates said factors like their long-term affordability should have been emphasized and infrastructure should be accessible.
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Data center development, the subject of much public-sector conversation and policy, is predicted to expand, driven by the growth of AI. It's also expected to come at a cost and bring a selective benefit.
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More than 3,000 of the company’s self-driving taxis have been recalled after reports they passed stopped school buses improperly. A Nov. 17 software update may have led to the inappropriate action.
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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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