A police officer interacts with the first “AI traffic police robot” in Anhui Province in Wuhu City, Anhui Province, China on Jan. 8, 2026. (CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty Images)
The Evidence for Justice Lab has launched new interactive tool aimed at bringing transparency to how AI is being used across the criminal justice system.
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)
Many agencies worry their data isn't clean enough, but proponents of predictive algorithms said they've seen them produce favorable outcomes in child welfare.
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…