Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) holds the power to boost economies, enhance equity, transform government services, and empower workers, according to the debut report from New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s Artificial Intelligence Task Force. 

The skies around Washington, D.C., are getting a tech upgrade. The National Capital Region’s (NCR) post-9/11 air defense system is getting an artificial intelligence (AI) boost, as cameras and lasers that monitor the skies for threats have been upgraded.

A new report from the National League of Cities (NLC) finds that local governments are using artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize city services.

Mississippi State University (MSU) has received a $12 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote AI competency among high school students in Mississippi with the end goal of preparing them for the workforce.

As part of its efforts to combat wildfires, Maui, Hawaii has added a new AI tool to its emergency response plan.

Edia, an edtech company, is using artificial intelligence (AI) to target chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools across the country.

State and local governments – facing technology skills gaps and difficulties hiring and retaining talent – can be especially vulnerable to cyber threats. Increasingly complex network infrastructures add new cybersecurity challenges. In a recent interview with MeriTalk, Mike Lauer, national director of public sector at Fortinet and former chief technology architect for the state of Iowa, discusses how platform approaches coupled with artificial intelligence (AI) can give state and local governments the boost they need against threat actors. 

State and local governments are under immense pressure as citizens demand faster, more convenient services and departments are expected to do more with less. Meanwhile, outdated IT systems are struggling to keep up, often bogged down by manual processes and inefficiencies that were never designed for today’s digital-first world. For many public sector CIOs looking […]

While the United States is home to more than half of the top universities in the world, there is more work to be done when it comes to artificial intelligence education – and that’s something NVIDIA is trying to improve. According to U.S. News & World Report, only 10% of the top global AI universities are in the United States.

Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest) has launched a new center for artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.