Emerging Tech

New draft policy from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget aims to offer guidance for AI governance structures that will help agencies to implement and apply AI technologies in a responsible way.

A study commissioned by the Maryland Tech Council estimates that Quantum Loophole's planned data center campus would annually generate almost $41 million in county tax revenue and employ 1,700 in its facilities.

Suma Nallapati, who was appointed to serve as CIO for the city and county of Denver earlier this fall, plans to take a human-centered approach to IT to help actualize the mayor’s vision for a vibrant region.

The White House unveiled a sweeping executive order that aims to minimize the risks of artificial intelligence while simultaneously maximizing its potential. AI policy experts have mixed views on the double-edged order.

Stopping to pay a toll will soon be a thing of the past on the Atlantic City Expressway in Egg Harbor. Officials recently kicked off construction of the first all-electronic toll collection system.

Regulations around generative AI are rapidly evolving. This list will keep you up to date on what governments are doing to increase employee productivity and improve constituent services while minimizing risk.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to regulate artificial intelligence, but how are state and local governments handling it? Many are exploring how AI can enhance services, while others are temporarily banning its use.

The decision to temporarily cease operations in Dallas came just two days after the California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked its license, saying the cars posed “an unreasonable risk to public safety.”

A drone was used by Harrisburg police to track down a man suspected of breaking the windows of several patrol vehicles at a city facility and assaulting an officer. A female accomplice was arrested at the scene.

From inhaler watches to redesigned crutches: How a unique summer program in Birmingham is pushing boundaries in STEM education.

Researchers at Northwestern University used artificial intelligence to create a program that designed, iterated and refined a new walking robot from scratch, based on a simple prompt, within 26 seconds.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a broad executive order on Monday that is focused on regulating AI use. The order would come just before top officials gather for an international summit on the technology.

Emergency responders in one Washington county have been dispatched to four false alarms in the past couple of weeks, thanks to the new car crash detection feature on iPhone 14s and 15s and the latest Apple Watches.

The Biden administration has pinpointed 31 regional innovation centers through the Tech Hubs Program, formally designating them as nationally recognized technology hubs this week.

Cities are turning to the same type of technology that allows robotaxis to navigate roadways to identify potholes and errant drivers. The technology is helping to remove humans from potentially dangerous tasks.

The Campus Computing Project has launched a research initiative to examine how AI ed-tech tools and other emerging classroom technologies will change instruction in the years to come.

Companies are embracing cyber defenses based on generative AI hoping to outpace attackers’ use of tools like FraudGPT, the “villain avatar of ChatGPT.” But more effort is needed, experts warn.

Led by the co-chairs named earlier this month, the members of MetroLab Network’s GenAI for Local Governments Task Force will work together to create a comprehensive resource of guidance on the use of AI technology.