AI Bright Spot: Making zoning laws user-friendly with AI in Lebanon, New Hampshire The Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government® is publishing a series of blogs to celebrate how artificial intelligence and intelligent automation are being used by the government to serve the public. We spoke with Melanie McDonough, chief innovation and AI officer for the City of Lebanon, New Hampshire, about her work developing an... Read more
Navigating privacy and information security in government’s use of AI Earlier this month, the Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government® hosted a conversation on privacy and information security with two public sector artificial intelligence leaders: Over the course of the discussion, the following themes emerged: AI security tools can protect or, without proper oversight, cause harm Bishop suggested that creating an AI safety... Read more
AI Bright Spot: Developing Data Insights with AI at the U.S. Census Bureau The Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government® is publishing a series of blogs to celebrate how artificial intelligence and intelligent automation are being used in government to serve the public. We spoke with AI Government Leadership Program alumna Erika Becker-Medina, senior leader for statistical information product development and use at the U.S. Census... Read more
How local government leaders are using AI The Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government® recently hosted a panel of local government leaders to discuss how artificial intelligence is currently being used or considered at the city and county level. Joining us for this conversation were Kate Carter and Ty Howard, alumni of the Partnership’s AI Government Leadership Program, who shared... Read more
AI Bright Spot: Optimizing space mission planning with AI at NASA The Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government® is publishing a series of blogs to celebrate how artificial intelligence and intelligent automation are being used in government to serve the public. We recently spoke with Rita Sambruna, deputy director of the Astrophysics Science Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and an alumna of... Read more
AI Bright Spot: Human-centered AI strategy in Kansas City The Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government® is publishing a series of blogs to celebrate how artificial intelligence and intelligent automation are being used in government to serve the public. We spoke with Andrew Ngui, chief digital officer of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, to learn how human-centered processes guide his work... Read more
AI use cases in government: Building trust through best practices The Partnership for Public Service’s AI Center for Government® recently convened current and former public sector leaders to share lessons learned regarding the development and use of artificial intelligence in the public sector. Joining us on the panel were: Implementing AI in high-risk settings Adrianna Tan shared a use case focused on her work testing... Read more
Building civic resilience in the age of AI Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how government, industry and society operate—bringing both new tools for strengthening civic life and new challenges that are already affecting everything from how we work to our democracy and public trust in government. The Partnership AI Center for Government® recently convened cross-sector experts to talk AI and public service at... Read more
Leveraging responsible AI in Texas state government The Partnership’s Public Service Leadership Institute team recently had the opportunity to chat with Zen Van Loan, an AI Government Leadership Program alum. She serves as a Division AI liaison at the Texas Workforce Commission and vice president of workforce development at the Austin AI Alliance. She also teaches leadership and management at Texas State... Read more
Partnership for Public Service interns use AI to improve public safety and media literacy This past summer, two Future Leaders in Public Service interns advanced recent Maryland initiatives that promote novel and responsible uses of artificial intelligence to protect and inform the public. Sabra Winston, a junior majoring in electrical and computer engineering at Vanderbilt University, developed the framework for a financial forecasting tool designed to transform how the... Read more