Artificial Intelligence
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A dissent letter with more than 700 signatures questions the University of Colorado system’s partnership with OpenAI, sharing concerns over data privacy, academic integrity, student input and AI governance. -
The Big Apple has its hands full when it comes to environmental issues. The Environmental Tech Lab program gives suppliers a chance to prove their gov tech tools can help solve big problems.
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The county’s Board of Commissioners approved a one-year pact that will bring on a system to automatically record and transcribe emergency calls. Better professional development is one goal.
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Experts at a Congressional Internet Caucus Academy briefing this week explored the role artificial intelligence played in the 2024 election, and the ways policy helped to reduce its negative impacts.
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The former home of the Kansas City Star’s printing presses, an eight-story glass building spanning two downtown city blocks, is slated to become the flagship data center for software and data hosting firm Patmos in a $1 billion project.
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A new series of recommendations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is designed to enable cloud providers, AI developers, public-sector entities and others to integrate AI while balancing risk and opportunity.
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The National League of Cities released a report this week outlining strategic ways municipalities are using artificial intelligence to better serve constituents. An accompanying toolkit aims to facilitate analysis.
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City aldermen voted to hire Massachusetts-based International Data Corporation Research to help develop a plan and strategy for handling generative artificial intelligence. The process is estimated to take a year.
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The site plan for the addition, a five-building facility, was approved by the town’s planning board, but the approval is pending upon the company’s compliance with sewer and noise issues.
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A webinar this week by the nonprofit CAST explained how AI tools might help students with conditions such as dyslexia, ADHD and autism strengthen critical skills, such as time management, comprehension and communication.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s blueprint, Driving U.S. Innovation in Artificial Intelligence, may live on in the next Congress. But, tech and data privacy experts said proposed legislation coming out of it may undergo changes and favor industry.
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State CIO Matthew McCarville said he believes the state’s information technology reorganization and modernization efforts have laid the foundation for innovation, capacity building and cost savings.
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One Kentucky city is proving that generative AI projects are within reach for even small municipalities. At a cost of less than $200, Covington has launched a quirky LLM-powered chatbot to boost economic development.
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Many state governments are implementing AI technologies. A new NASCIO report offers insight into current use cases, the role of state CIOs and recommendations for states exploring generative AI implementation.
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The state Department of Transportation is continuing work on Route 15 in Norwalk, installing vehicle detection cameras with artificial intelligence on ramps entering the city. Workers stood up similar infrastructure last summer elsewhere in the area.
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As increasingly sophisticated education tools use AI to do cognitive labor, some professors are concerned that new features are making it harder for teachers to encourage students to use AI in helpful ways.
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In a recent presentation to the Alaska Board of Education, the state education commissioner inadvertently demonstrated the importance of AI literacy by relying on an AI chatbot that fabricated citations.
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While generative AI is still in the early days of government implementation, it's important for public-sector leaders to lay groundwork for successful use and adoption.
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Experts warned media outlets that artificial intelligence would wreak havoc on the 2024 election by manipulating the truth and confusing voters. So far, it appears some of the concern was overblown.
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More than 100 people crowded into the third floor of a downtown San Francisco office building Saturday morning to seek ways to leverage the power of artificial intelligence to tackle daunting social problems.
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Several recent studies highlight what is happening in the public and private sectors regarding artificial intelligence initiatives, along with detailing barriers and cybersecurity challenges to address.
