Danny Mintz, director of safety net policy at the civic tech nonprofit Code For America, said artificial intelligence tools could help agencies might a tight deadline to…
New York State has named Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, a United Nations University researcher, as its new chief AI officer, less than one year after appointing its previous one.
Louisville, Kentucky Mayor Craig Greenberg announces the appointment of the city’s first chief AI officer and the city’s first AI pilot program on Jan. 7, 2025. (Louisville MetroTV)
Proponents of the president's executive order preempting state AI laws argue it's designed only to skirt the most stringent laws. Others say the order sets a dangerous…
And “it wasn’t even close," said Doug Robinson, executive director of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, the group that collected data on technology officials'…
President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order beside Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Many lawmakers and advocacy groups criticized President Donald Trump's executive order banning state AI laws as a threat to states' rights and a handout to Big Tech.