Artificial Intelligence
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San Jose, Calif., formed the GovAI Coalition in 2023 to bring technologists from different sectors together to collaborate on AI governance. After a unanimous vote, it will now go forward as a nonprofit. -
Louisiana’s most populous city is the latest government to have an AI agent answer 311 calls instead of a human. The shift will happen in coming months; the AI has been trained on three years of 311 calls.
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Iowa lawmakers are considering a deal with Tyler Technologies to use AI and public budget data to find cost savings by comparing the spending of school districts and local governments across the state.
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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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NVIDIA is lending teaching materials and upskilling opportunities in artificial intelligence to Utah's higher education students and state workers in a new partnership with colleges and universities across the state.
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An Honors Program at Central Michigan University challenges students to consider philosophical questions around artificial intelligence, like the nature of sentience and the ethics of using AI tools on assignments.
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Yale University professors flagged unusually long, elaborate answers on an exam as possible cheating with an AI chatbot. Now the student alleges they discriminated against him, a French native residing in Texas.
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Cubic has introduced gates for transit systems that are equipped with technology including artificial intelligence, to differentiate between a rider slipping through a gate without paying and a mother struggling with a stroller.
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Leaders in Macon-Bibb County, Ga., are reporting a decrease in homicides in 2024, after using artificial intelligence in policing programs and youth outreach. The crimes declined by 2.5 percent from 2023.
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Virginia’s Loudoun County has a famously high concentration of data centers, but a proposed rule would remove builders’ “by right” zoning status. If the state cools to their construction, might neighboring North Carolina gain?
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In the absence of comprehensive federal legislation on artificial intelligence, states have taken policymaking into their own hands, leading to a varied legislative landscape. Doing so, however, can clarify the rules of the road.
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The state’s new LAUNCH portal brings together career resources, employers and job seekers. A collaboration with a national nonprofit, it uses artificial intelligence and data to supply targeted listings.
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To harness the transformative power of GenAI, technologists must reimagine traditional approaches to procurement.
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A bill proposed by state Sen. Saud Anwar seeks to amend state code to bar health insurance carriers from using AI to determine patient care. The aim is “to safeguard patient access to testing, medications and procedures.”
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OpenAI has committed $50 million for research and technology to support AI breakthroughs at 15 institutions including the University of Michigan, the California State University system and Harvard University.
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Following an internal survey that exposed a significant lack of artificial intelligence policy awareness, Indianapolis and Marion County are providing AI training through a partnership with InnovateUS.
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