California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on April 30 that the government is launching three major new deployments of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tech in state operations aimed at easing highway congestion, improving road safety, and streamlining customer service for taxpayers.

As cities adopt more “smart” technology to manage infrastructure and improve public services, action on range of policy choices – such as improving collaboration and being more transparent about technology capabilities and citizen data use – can help to alleviate citizens’ concerns about data privacy and the costs of tech deployments, the Government Accountability Office said.

A new executive order from President Donald Trump is directing the integration of artificial intelligence into K-12 schools in an aim to equip the future U.S. workforce with skills needed to further the technology’s innovation capabilities.

As generative AI capabilities reshape cloud technologies, GovRAMP has launched a new AI Security Task Force aimed at strengthening cybersecurity and trust standards for AI-powered cloud solutions used by public sector organizations.

K-12 teachers are adopting generative AI (GenAI) technologies in the classroom at a greater rate than their higher education counterparts, according to new national survey data from the global edtech firm Cengage Group.

The number of U.S. school districts providing training for teachers on artificial intelligence technologies has more than doubled in the span of a year, with 48 percent of districts offering at least some AI training by fall 2024 – up from just 23 percent the year before.

The University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Michigan Ross) has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered virtual teaching assistant (TA) pilot program in collaboration with Google.

Calhan School District (CSD), a school district in Colorado, announced it has adopted ZeroEyes’ artificial intelligence-powered gun detection platform to bolster safety across all of its schools.  

St. Thomas University (STU) has announced the launch of a new initiative aimed at promoting ethical artificial intelligence through a global research network and platform.

Northeastern University has partnered with AI company Anthropic to provide Claude – a secure, enterprise-level generative AI platform – to all active students, faculty, and staff.