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For local governments, artificial intelligence has had perhaps its most impactful year yet. From the institution of AI guidelines to the adoption of AI technology in day-to-day tasks, 2024 saw an explosion of AI activity and conversations among city and county leaders.
The following articles, curated by American City & County, feature insights from government technology experts, analysis and reporting that help paint a picture of the unprecedented year for emerging AI technology and how local governments are responding to it—along with what the future of AI in local government may hold.
- AI-based tool helps governments recruit the right job candidates from a diverse pool
- Avoiding bumps in the road when designing AI-powered traffic management systems
- The chief artificial intelligence officer: A blueprint for state and local government?
- AI will change the affordable housing conversation for good
- AI and the essential role of data classification and governance
- How one city is proactively managing AI use—and what local governments can learn from it
- AI guidelines put in place for administering public benefits programs
- Evansville police to add safeguards after officer’s ‘misuse’ of AI software
- The growing crisis of pedestrian safety: A call for predictive & prescriptive AI-driven solutions
- Unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence for America’s infrastructure
- Five AI use cases, ready-made for public agencies
- Nevada has a large backlog of unemployment benefits appeals. It's banking on AI to help.
- Chicago's transit authority looks to AI-powered gun detection to help curb violent crime
- Building smarter, stronger communities with an AI-enhanced government workforce
- OpenAI shares its five-pillar blueprint for building AI infrastructure in the U.S.
- Are local governments prepared for AI? 38% of IT leaders say not at all
- AI in procurement: Second wave applications
Is AI impacting your local government’s operations in an unexpected way? Do you have plans to incorporate AI technology in 2025? AC&C wants to hear about it. Email editors at [email protected].
