Topic Background

The Basics

• How AI Works – code.org

• AI in government – IBM

How Can AI Improve Government Services?

• Quick AI Assistants for Government Agencies — GovAI Coalition

• Vendor Demos — GovAI Coalition

• Center for Civic Futures and partners commit $8.5 million for AI solutions that improve safety net program delivery — Center for Civic Futures

Concerns with Government Use of AI

• How AI is reshaping local government and raising ethical dilemmas – University of Virginia

• AI in Local Government: The Most Common Uses and Biggest Concerns – International City/County Management Association (ICMA)

• Key Questions for Government Leaders to Ask When Considering the Use of AI Systems – American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and GovAI

Perspectives on Big Questions

• Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact – MIT News

• Don’t be fooled. AI is only as ‘human’ as it is trained to be

• This Is No Way to Rule a Country·      Claude’s new constitution

• The Code Is Not the Law: Why Claude’s Constitution Misleads – Lawfare

• A.I. Backlash Turns Violent – Hard Fork podcast (minutes 3:30-32:40)