Artificial Intelligence
State AGs call for transparency from OpenAI after unprecedented Hugging Face hack
More than a dozen attorneys general are demanding answers from OpenAI after a cyber intrusion.
Powering the ballot: Why AI’s energy footprint is the ultimate midterm election issue
COMMENTARY | Americans are pushing back against the power demands of AI buildout. Data centers should use existing technology to ease that strain before asking for ratepayers to stump up.
How the Texas transportation department has embraced AI
From traffic management, to collecting and analyzing crash data, to helping employees be more efficient, the agency has embraced the tech and encouraged responsible adoption while doing so.
AI is being used to boost Medicaid enrollment, but not without concerns
A health plan in California will use an AI program to schedule appointments and remind Medicaid enrollees to fill out paperwork. The plan says it can do the work of 40 employees at a fraction of the cost.
Data center approvals in Texas halted until audits completed, Gov. Greg Abbott says
On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid.
Beyond the note-taker: What city managers should demand from meeting intelligence
COMMENTARY | General AI tools and note-takers fall short of what is required to act on decisions made. Several key questions help separate a note-taker from meeting intelligence.
Community opposition helped block $170B in data center projects, report finds
A lack of transparency around ownership, power and water requirements was cited as the most common issue in 46 cancelled projects across a two-year period in 20 states.
From pilot to proof: How revenue agencies can launch AI responsibly
COMMENTARY | Leaders typically face constrained budgets, staffing gaps and complex fraud. AI can help address one of those issues, if it is tested properly and can work well under strain.
New York Is struggling to track its own AI use
Several agencies’ high-profile AI programs do not appear in the state’s AI inventory.
Pro-data center industry group behind ad campaign in Oregon, six other states
Oregon Connects is one of several new nonprofits registered by the Data Center Coalition, an industry group backed by major tech companies.
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New York data center pause inspires strong reactions
President Donald Trump was among the first to criticize Gov. Kathy Hochul’s one-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers, along with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and others.
Critics call for more details about Stratos data center in Utah’s west desert
Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority says it’s hitting pause on the project for now.
I stopped being John Henry
COMMENTARY | Don’t mistake the swinging of the hammer for the building of the tunnel, like the 19th century steel-driver, when it comes to embracing AI in government.
Modernization a challenge when systems can’t go down, city leader says
While agencies want to embrace artificial intelligence and retire legacy tech, it’s difficult when those power vital services that cannot break, a senior official said this week.
Developer proposes hyperscale data center at former Eastern Kentucky steel mill
An international company wants to build a hyperscale data center in Eastern Kentucky.
Experts tell Alabama lawmakers to set red lines to protect adolescents from AI, chatbots
A state commission hopes to address adolescent mental health through legislation at the recommendation of industry experts as access to technology, like artificial intelligence, and social media grows for children and teens.
National initiative launches to help public health agencies implement AI
The Coalition for Health AI will select 10 state, local and tribal jurisdictions to participate in an AI pilot program to help develop playbooks on the technology.
Mamdani’s government has started to embrace AI. Will he?
The personally AI-avoidant mayor faces calls to both expand use of cutting-edge technologies and put in guardrails to curb their usage.
How NYC government is using AI
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani may not use ChatGPT, but his agencies have adopted chatbots and other artificial intelligence.
After months of debate, Virginia fails to pass data center clean energy requirements
The state will tax data center electricity but plans to reduce emissions at the facilities and secure environmental protections went nowhere.
