Artificial Intelligence

Gov tech officials have joined the GovAI Coalition, formed late last year, to collectively shape policies and best practices for introducing AI-enabled tools. They're looking to flank the fast-moving technology.

An expert offers insights on how government agencies, frequent targets online, can safeguard critical infrastructure and future-proof their cybersecurity. Also under consideration: artificial intelligence’s dual role in security.

The environmental costs of using artificial intelligence tools is an area of growing concern for government technology officials. Transparency from vendors can shed light on their energy and water usage.

Mayor Melinda Barrett has discussed with the City Council taking maximum advantage of the state act signed last month. It includes $100 million for artificial intelligence research and $500 million for life sciences.

Officials in Austin, Texas, received a racially targeted public comment during a recent City Council meeting, generated by artificial intelligence. They are now working to ensure this time is reserved for actual constituents.

The national laboratory most famous for developing the atomic bomb will work with the university on national security AI challenges and multidisciplinary research projects involving high-performance computing.

The City Council in Meriden, Conn., voted to increase its body camera, taser and training budget to allow for an artificial intelligence program that, among other things, quickens police report writing.

With more than 10 million people physically abused by an intimate partner each year, according to statistics, domestic violence experts and software developers say artificial intelligence can help.

The New York State School Boards Association convention featured a keynote speech by an AI-driven robot and discussions about use cases such as creating IEPs and lesson plans.

The federal agency accused the company of making false claims about its tools, which are used in schools and by public transit. The company denies wrongdoing but might have to let some clients cancel contracts.

Created by Gov. Phil Murphy in October 2023, the group wrapped up last month by issuing a required report with recommendations. It could be re-formed if needed, but the state’s work in artificial intelligence continues.

Humanoid robots could offer valuable support before human first responders arrive on the site of an emergency. The Italian Institute of Technology has a prototype in the works.

The president-elect is expected to take a predominantly deregulatory approach to technology, and to aggressively pursue foreign cyber threat actors. He returns to office in a time of international tension in cyber space.

Last month, King County Metro started a pilot project mounting cameras equipped with artificial intelligence on two buses to watch for drivers in transit-only lanes.

Some Minnesota educators have signed onto apps and platforms that use machine-learning algorithms to help translate websites, newsletters and even texts to parents into multiple languages.

The nonprofit Digital Promise has merged its online Learner Variability Navigator with a new AI platform, creating a research-based tool for building lesson plans that support individual needs of struggling students.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights shared a series of illustrative scenarios last week to help schools understand what constitutes artificial intelligence-based discrimination.

North Carolina's first bachelor's degree in AI will allow students to enroll in one of two concentrations: Advanced AI Systems, through the College of Engineering, and Applied AI in the College of Science and Technology.