Pennsylvania Chief Information Officer Amaya Capellan said the Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience, or CODE PA, is like a “human-centered SWAT team."| StateScoop
State chief AI officers and other top IT officials said they need more supporting AI roles to make best use of the technology.| StateScoop
Pennsylvania officials announced numerous changes to how the state is buying new technologies, including shrinking time-consuming questionnaires agencies must submit.| StateScoop
Pennsylvania will pilot a new freight signal priority technology using a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.| StateScoop
Pennsylvania's governor has added WhatsApp to its growing list of channels for communicating with the public.| StateScoop
Pennsylvania has completed combining 64 commonwealth websites into a single, new and improved PA.gov website.| StateScoop
"We found that human nuance and experience is essential to getting the most out of AI," Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said of the state's AI pilot program.| 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