Privacy key as California advances on AI, says state CIO

California Chief Information Officer Liana Bailey-Crimmins says that keeping privacy in mind — and also reminding vendors of the importance of privacy — is a key priority as the state develops governance of artificial intelligence and begins adopting the technology in its agencies. “We know generative AI … it does create interesting challenges because it’s using multiple sources of information. So we did a proof of concept. It was clear in our terms and conditions that state owns the data regardless of where the information was pulled from,” she says in a video interview. She says the state is also keeping an eye on Europe’s privacy work, such as the General Data Protection Regulation, as it continues to establish its own nation-leading privacy work. “You don’t want to take public trust for granted,” she says.

This video was recorded on Oct. 1, 2024, at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers annual conference in New Orleans.