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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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A private research university in New York will offer a bachelor’s degree in AI this fall, as well as a six-course minor in the subject, featuring courses on machine learning, natural language processing and analytics.
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Modern solutions can liberate local government clerks from hours of transcribing to compile meeting minutes. One such tool, from HeyGov, generates drafts from digital files, which can then be fine-tuned.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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Students are consulting artificial intelligence tools for their college searches, finding it useful for tracking down programs they might be interested in, flagging schools they hadn’t thought of and tracking deadlines.
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At a recent Board of Governors meeting, board members and university provosts expressed concern about how AI will transform the job market but optimism about what it might do for teaching and learning.
