Texas Chief Information Officer Amanda Crawford says her state's use of artificial intelligence is beginning to enter a more mature phase.| StateScoop
Several local governments and law enforcement agencies in middle Tennessee have shared AI-generated images of a missing zebra.| StateScoop
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says Axon's Draft One tool lacks features for determining which parts of a police report were written by a human and which were written by a machine.| StateScoop
State government and privacy advocacy groups said they're concerned by legislation that would preempt state enforcement of AI laws until 2035.| StateScoop
The initiative is part of California's larger initiative to integrate more generative AI tools in state government.| StateScoop
The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.| StateScoop
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New research from the SAS Institute encourages agencies to "fight fire with fire" by using AI to defend against AI-powered attacks.| StateScoop
The Silicon Valley hub is looking to buy a software that will allow its staff to create their own digital assistants, before they burn out.| StateScoop
The author of New Jersey's generative AI guide said she hopes it will help keep others from "trudging through mud in the same ways."| StateScoop
In addition to offering new resources for job seekers and creating new policies, Pennsylvania used generative AI to evaluate the accuracy of more than 3,600 open position descriptions and job classifications.| StateScoop
Sophia Fox-Sowell reports on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and government regulation for StateScoop. She was previously a multimedia producer for CNET, where her coverage focused on private sector innovation in food production, climate change and space through podcasts and video content. She earned her bachelor’s in anthropology at Wagner College and master’s in media innovation from Northeastern University.| StateScoop
Keely Quinlan reports on privacy and digital government for StateScoop. She was an investigative news reporter with Clarksville Now in Tennessee, where she resides, and her coverage included local crimes, courts, public education and public health. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Stereogum and other outlets. She earned her bachelor’s in journalism and master’s in social and cultural analysis from New York University.| StateScoop
Colin Wood is the editor in chief of StateScoop and EdScoop. He’s reported on government information technology policy for more than a decade, on topics including cybersecurity, IT governance and public safety.| StateScoop