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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. -
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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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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From mining video evidence to enabling real-time translation of public meetings to speeding up prescription renewals, state and local agencies are finding ways to put artificial intelligence to work.
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The Capital District Transportation Authority, which serves six New York state counties, is looking to integrate green energy buses, and is exploring AI-enabled cameras to identify maintenance needs.
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A Bay Area school district recently formalized rules around acceptable AI use. Prohibited uses include making or distributing harmful content, sharing confidential information, and violating academic-honesty policies.
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From agentic AI help-desk assistants to cybersecurity collaboration and smarter trash routes, Raleigh CIO Mark Wittenburg explains how the city is testing tech before scaling it citywide.
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The San Diego County Sheriff's Office has deployed a new system with artificial intelligence to answer calls that are not life-threatening emergencies. Those calls previously encountered some delays.
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Allentown schools in Pennsylvania have deployed an AI chatbot for students, a specialized AI track at Bridgeview Academy, a summer student AI institute at DeSales University, and expanded staff professional development.
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A technology partnership is enabling paramedics and emergency medical technicians to use an app to dispense correct dosages to patients. Responders enter a person’s weight and the app calculates their dose.
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A new major at the university will emphasize fluency across programming languages and artificial intelligence paradigms, as well as how AI intersects with law, society and ethics.
