Generative AI is Coming to California’s Public Sector. What Now?

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🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In a recent executive order, Governor Gavin Newsom, directed state agencies to explore the possibilities for generative AI tools with the goal of implementing them as soon as this summer. Using generative AI in government agencies could help reduce traffic jams, make roads safer and provide tax guidance. But concerns have been raised about job loss, misinformation, privacy and automation bias. We’ll talk with government officials and AI experts about the promise and concerns of using AI for public services. Guests: Jason Elliott, deputy chief of staff to Governor Gavin Newsom Jennifer Pahlka, author, “Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better”; senior fellow, the Nisaken Center and the Federation of American Scientists Khaled Tawfik, chief information officer, Information Technology Department of the City of San Jose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.2	California is a global leader in artificial intelligence,
0:55.5	with the majority of the most significant AI companies in the world headquartered here, especially in the Bay Area.
1:00.3	But should there be a role for AI in the actual governing of the state?
1:05.4	In a recent executive order, Governor Gavin Newsom directed California state agencies to explore using AI tools in partnership
1:13.2	with a handful of companies.
1:15.2	We'll talk with technology experts about the tricky line that the state has to walk to incorporate
1:20.7	new machine learning systems.
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