Artificial Intelligence

The organization that popularized civic hackathons is now taking on the responsible use of AI in government. Code for America draws on the collective expertise of the public, tech and nonprofit sectors to tackle societal challenges.

National Association of Counties Chief Information Officer Rita Reynolds discusses the organization's comprehensive toolkit for local governance and implementation of artificial intelligence.

A tech startup is leveraging AI to empower tribal nations in navigating the complex landscape of grant funding. Their solution is tailored to address these communities’ unique challenges and data sovereignty concerns.

At the State of GovTech conference, public-sector CIOs sounded the alarm about criminals gaining an edge as artificial intelligence gains ground. How can governmental tech pros better secure their new AI tools?

The Oregon Department of Education this week announced the release of “Sassy,” a free AI-driven tool that aims to make career exploration more fun and less daunting for middle and high school students.

Researchers from MIT Sloan and Cornell University found that chatting about a conspiracy theory with a large language model reduced people’s belief in it by about 20 percent.

Written guidelines about when and how campaigns intend to use artificial intelligence would help the voting public be able to compare candidates’ use of the technology to their stated policies.

The New York State Forum has established a new AI-focused workgroup to provide resources and understanding on AI use. It will be led by the state’s Director of Data and AI Governance Gail Galusha.

The third annual report on education technology trends from the State Educational Technology Directors Association shows funding worries on the rise and few states planning for the fair, sustainable use of ed-tech tools.

One superintendent uses AI to produce his welcome videos to families in five languages, while educators are studying aspects such as necessary legal disclaimers and parental permissions.

Partnering is a critical piece of the California city’s strategy for digital transformation, informing its approach to digital equity and civic technology projects. A new digital inclusion plan builds on this approach.

At the State of GovTech conference, vendors, public officials and others discussed the industry's future, and what startups need for success. AI was a big topic, with public agency cooperation becoming more of a factor.

The Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, sets strict requirements for developing large AI models. But such action could hamstring the U.S. and fail to protect against advanced foreign AI.

Responses from 46 states show a big challenge for government in the AI era: many focus on data analysis and business intelligence while neglecting elements such as metadata management, master data and data stewardship.

New York City Councilmember Jennifer Gutiérrez is introducing new legislation this week that would require the creation of a public list of the city’s approved artificial intelligence tools.

Professors are harnessing generative artificial intelligence as a patient simulator at Emory, as a teaching assistant at Morehouse and for chatbots at Georgia State. But they don't expect it will replace them any time soon.

The software giant has launched an effort to create a library of AI tools tailored to specific industries, including government, where the first release aims to help administer benefits programs and other tasks.

Yale University recently unveiled plans to build 450 graphics processing units for research, launch a proprietary generative AI platform, hire more than 20 faculty and promote interdepartmental collaboration.