Artificial Intelligence
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As demographics change, bilingual public-sector workers can’t always keep up with all the “new” languages spoken by constituents. A Wordly report and client offer an inside view of the changes. -
An expansion to its IT operating budget is enabling investment in AI tools to create efficiencies and solve challenges. The city’s technology agency plans to hire a chief AI officer and support staff this year.
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AI has the ability to impact numerous areas of the public sector, from government to education, tech officials said during the yearly Link Oregon meeting. They are preparing for its possibilities and challenges alike.
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Educators at both the county and the college level are rapidly getting up to speed on AI issues such as legal disclaimers, parental permissions, policies, precautions and potential uses.
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed sent a letter opposing state Sen. Scott Wiener's landmark artificial intelligence regulation bill, the same day tech billionaire Elon Musk came out in support of it.
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As governments increasingly put end users at the forefront of how they're developing digital services, we checked in with state CIOs to see where that effort intersects with the rise of artificial intelligence.
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The Jefferson County Communications Center in Colorado has adopted a new platform to improve emergency operations. The new system uses artificial intelligence to improve efficiency.
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Many AI systems get their “training” by interacting with human behavior and information. But researchers at Washington University have found humans change their own behavior when they know their actions are being used to train AI.
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Emergency dispatch workers face a flood of calls that don’t require immediate assistance, or don’t even seem serious. Versaterm’s newest product aims to reduce that problem — and the stress on call takers — via software and AI.
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More than 500 applications of AI are in use across Texas agencies, a state representative said, but individual rights remain paramount. Efficiency must not come at the expense of privacy, panelists said.
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In the absence of federal action, the state that is home of Silicon Valley has previously led with first-of-its-kind regulations on net neutrality, data privacy and online safety for children.
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A task force in Louisiana has released guidelines for safe and ethical use of artificial intelligence in schools, with officials saying they are creating programs that use it to help with math and reading.
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A team at the Office of the Attorney General built a search solution to help child support field case workers with a major pain point — time-consuming research. The result demonstrates the “art of the possible.”
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The Quincy School District will add the use of artificial intelligence to the list of online uses subject to district policy, beginning with the 2024-25 school year.
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Policies governing artificial intelligence must be broad, yet deep enough to guide years of use cases, officials said at last week’s Los Angeles Digital Government Summit.
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The University of Alabama is embracing AI in the classroom with the Artificial Intelligence Teaching Enhancement Initiative, which guides faculty on incorporating the technology in the classroom.
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This presidential election cycle is the first since generative AI — a form of artificial intelligence that can create new images, audio and video — became widely available for public use.
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A new business intelligence dashboard at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that aggregates 11 critical areas of operations data has increased problem-solving. Deemed a success, it will be expanded.
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The more we learn about the potential errors, biases and cybersecurity vulnerabilities of artificial intelligence tools, the clearer it becomes that education and caution will need to be priorities going forward.
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A new survey from the National Association of State Technology Directors shows how 42 states are using artificial intelligence, how they plan to use it and what may inhibit progress.
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San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu is suing 16 websites that his office says use AI to create nonconsensual, fake nude images of women and girls, the first lawsuit of its kind, according to the city.
