Artificial Intelligence
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A partnership between Boston Public Schools, the city, higher-education institutions and local industry will begin developing courses, support for educators and hands-on opportunities this summer. -
Proposed legislation would build on an existing bill that limits screen time for kids ages 2-5, creating an Elementary Technology Task Force to develop, and annually review, standards for screen-based instruction.
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A new type of artificial intelligence is helping city governments spot problems like potholes faster and with more accuracy than ever before, but government must maintain traditional privacy standards.
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A Request for Information in February on the federal “Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan” has garnered responses from a variety of industry and public-sector stakeholders offering recommendations.
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Like other state legislatures around the country, the Illinois General Assembly in the last couple of years has grappled with how to address a rapidly evolving technology that replicates human intelligence.
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed a bill Monday that would criminalize the production and dissemination of deepfakes, which are deceptive, AI-generated images and videos.
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Officials will advance digital equity work in coming months, and initiatives to improve residents’ experience — in person, using artificial intelligence for translation services, and online with a website refresh.
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While it's still unclear how federal DOGE efforts will impact state and local government, investing in tools like artificial intelligence can help do more with less while being both efficient and effective.
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At more than 6.2 million square feet, the proposed campus would be more than three times larger than the state’s largest shopping mall. The net amount of leased data center space in Atlanta rose by 706 megawatts last year.
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Earlier this month, the City Council approved the Pomona Emerging Transportation Technologies Project, which will use AI to gather and analyze data. Video cameras on two streets will monitor spots with frequent accidents.
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A history teacher at Richland High School uses AI for image generation, to search curriculum rundowns to see if he’s missed anything, and for the high school tabletop role-playing game club that he advises.
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Transportation departments in Texas and California are exploring artificial intelligence, and the latter may create a chief data and AI officer role. These agencies, an executive said, will face “major workforce transformations.”
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Data privacy remains a primary concern for government agencies adding artificial intelligence into the fidelity monitoring process, but the impact for employees — and the people they serve — can be substantial.
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Government Technology mapped the current landscape of chief data officers at the state level to reveal where data leadership has been established and where it lags. Just more than half of states have a CDO.
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In part due to concerns about cheating, Michigan teachers have been slow to implement AI, according to the June 2024 survey by Michigan Virtual that found less than 30 percent of 1,000 teachers use AI in the classroom.
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As public agencies craft policies for artificial intelligence, Darwin is selling tools that can help officials plan their AI deployments and keep them in compliance. The funding comes amid bans for China’s DeepSeek.
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Lexington-Richland School District 5 is considering investing in an AI assistant to help with developing tests and worksheets, individualized student feedback, or translating texts to multiple languages and reading levels.
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Members of the House of Representatives IT Budget and Policy Subcommittee questioned artificial intelligence’s impact on the state workforce and its open records policy, expressing concern it could replace staffers.
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The university system's students and staff have free access to “AI Essentials,” a five-hour course in the Google Career Certificate program that teaches people to use AI responsibly and effectively.
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After a state inquiry, NorthWestern Energy has offered more details on its plans for two proposed data centers near Butte, Mont. The endeavor, it said, will support capital investments and infrastructure improvements.
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The evolution of artificial intelligence, which requires massive amounts of energy to function, is forcing government, utilities and tech suppliers to face the question of whether power grids can keep up.
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