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From mining video evidence to enabling real-time translation of public meetings to speeding up prescription renewals, state and local agencies are finding ways to put artificial intelligence to work. -
The longtime Minnesota IT Services executive, who was previously its deputy commissioner, succeeds Tarek Tomes as permanent state CIO and MNIT commissioner after the latter’s departure.
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Quantum computing is no longer a technology of the future. Its ecosystem is being built now, and states that make meaningful investments early in quantum’s mainstream development will reap the rewards.
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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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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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County IT leader Rose Mustain, a former NASA cybersecurity manager, has moved on, its chief administrator said last week. Chief Information Security Officer Russ Hauser will serve as interim IT director.
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Starting this week, people riding fixed route city buses can pay without actual money changing hands. Decatur Transit Pay enables contactless payment via a smart card or smartphone app.
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Supported by the National Science Foundation and Micron Technology, the Q-SUCCEED-CNY program sends students to visit places like AIM Photonics and Toptica Photonics, then teaches them educational pathways to jobs there.
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The hand-held, artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram, or ECG for short, has the ability to process the data as well as the larger machines that the paramedics have in their toolbox.
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The proposed ASIS International School Security Standard includes detailed recommendations for the use of technology such as panic buttons, surveillance cameras, AI and biometrics to improve school safety.
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The Maryland Department of Information Technology is partnering with InnovateUS to offer free artificial intelligence training to state employees, joining a growing list of states to do so.
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The cybersecurity company told members of Congress that the faulty content update that crashed machines worldwide was a “perfect storm” of things going wrong, and that it's revising how it pushes out updates.
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According to a summer survey by the EdWeek Research Center, 11 percent of district leaders reported a complete ban on smartwatches in their schools, while 34 percent said they're permissible under specific conditions.
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South Dakota CIO Madhu Gottumukkala has a vision of innovation for state IT that involves a strong team implementing improved data governance, cybersecurity and emerging technology for constituents.
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OpenAI says there is a need for massive data centers that could each use as much power as entire cities, framing the unprecedented expansion as necessary to develop more advanced AI and compete with China.
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