Emerging Tech

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill establishing third-degree criminal penalties in the state for people who produce deepfake audio or visual media for unlawful purposes — or who share deepfakes created for unlawful purposes.

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed the legislation at the request of Gov. Patrick Morrisey. It’s a sweeping energy bill that aims to usher in an increase of data center development.

The state measure would put fees in place, compelling data centers to pay for conservation. It would also require a 65 percent carbon-free energy supply, and public disclosure of their electricity use and water withdrawals.

WaveAerospace is building drones to fly in weather that others cannot, including heavy winds, precipitation or even icing conditions by redistributing waste heat produced by onboard systems.

The county Public Utility District will set limits on the amount of electrical power data centers can seek. Work on additional transmission capacity is underway, but it is a lengthy process, an official said.

In the Carolinas, ICF drones have conducted rapid damage assessments in a 100-mile zone following Hurricane Helene as part of a geospatial initiative to speed up federal recovery funding requests.

Procurement is growing up, adopting AI technology and other features as public agencies seek to get more for their money. Euna’s newest feature seeks to centralize procurement while reducing compliance risk.

The lawsuit alleges robocalls that used a copy of former President Joe Biden’s voice generated by artificial intelligence could have “long-lasting and detrimental” impacts on voters.

How local governments are putting Enterprise Service Management to work.

State Treasurer Brad Briner announced a 12-week pilot of the technology with its creator, OpenAI. The endeavor aims to determine whether the artificial intelligence platform can save time, look deeply into data and spot potential red flags.

The Virginia governor's veto of a measure that would have regulated artificial intelligence, and the revision of an AI governance bill in Texas, signal a potentially noteworthy juncture in the creation of such policy.

Texas lawmakers are trying to figure out how the state's already-strained power grid can keep up with the data centers that want to come to the state and consume large amounts of electricity.

Gov. Jeff Landry's administration released a new strategic plan for economic development on Wednesday that included a road map for making investments in the technology sector and other growing industries.

Entergy's plan to power Meta's $10 billion AI data center in northeast Louisiana faced new scrutiny on Tuesday, with advocacy groups arguing before a judge that the tech giant should answer more questions.

Minnesota wants widespread roadside drug testing, but pilot data reveals key limitations and practicality concerns agencies must consider. Government Technology broke down the data within "spit" test discrepancies.

A Request for Information in February on the federal “Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan” has garnered responses from a variety of industry and public-sector stakeholders offering recommendations.

How enterprise service management improves efficiency, experience and responsiveness.

Transportation departments in Texas and California are exploring artificial intelligence, and the latter may create a chief data and AI officer role. These agencies, an executive said, will face “major workforce transformations.”