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The City Council approved a 60-day police department trial of bodycam software that uses AI to analyze video. It will automate the review and categorization of footage and evaluate officer performance on calls. -
The deal provides Motorola Solutions with HyperYou’s agentic AI for handling nonemergency calls, as well as real-time language translation. The general idea is that AI can help alleviate call center staffing shortages.
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Jackson County, Mo., could soon take steps aimed to ensure new data centers are not constructed in unincorporated areas of the county, at least temporarily.
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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.
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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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A new document provides an inventory of which commercial AI tools the Department of Homeland Security uses for tasks ranging from generating drafts of documents to managing cybersecurity.
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If passed, a bill making its way through the Idaho legislature would not mandate the use of AI or the collection of data, but would require the State Department of Education to recommend standards and assessments.
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Supported by $55 million from the Gates Foundation and offered for free to students across the U.S., CMU's new "Learnvia" resource encompasses lessons, homework, activities and an AI tutor.
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The AI Learning and Innovation Hub empowers responsible public-sector experimentation and development of AI technology, using an open source model to support broader applications of tools that emerge.
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An upcoming event at Penn State Berks will host small- and medium-sized manufacturers and technology professionals interested in networking and learning about how AI is poised to change their industry.
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With a massive artificial intelligence data center set to open in the area outside of Kansas City, Independence plans to reopen and majorly expand the capacity of a decades-old power plant to fuel it.
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A community north of Ann Arbor has begun working on establishing local regulations for data centers after grappling with a controversial proposal for a massive data center campus.
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Language professors are experimenting with artificial intelligence tools to generate materials, personalize learning, give students more varied opportunities to practice — and keep up with them.
