AI and Automation

EEOC on the lookout for tech-fueled employment bias

The employment rights enforcement agency announced plans to crack down violations of anti-discrimination rules stemming from the use of AI and algorithmic decision-making software.

  • By Adam Mazmanian

49% of tech pros believe AI poses ‘existential threat’ to humanity, per report

Others believe artificial intelligence will be a necessary component of most major business strategies in the near future.

  • By Frank Konkel

Automated buses will still need skilled human operators

Even as buses incorporate more automated features, the complexity of driving near pedestrians and in changing weather will require trained human operators, a new report says.

  • By Shourjya Mookerjee

Software bill of materials is about more than compliance, expert says

As organizations look to hammer out the standards for SBOMs, they’re also looking at how to automate the vulnerability checking process.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

White House elevates CX with executive order

A Biden administration executive order looks to use tech to simplify and reduce friction in citizen interactions with government programs and services.

  • By Natalie Alms

DOD, UMD to launch IC research center

The Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security will focus on basic and applied research for the security and intelligence communities.

  • By Shourjya Mookerjee

County limits workers' comp claims with motion capture tech

Biomechanical data from motion capture cameras combined with a movement algorithm helps Monmouth County, N.J., detect falsified or exaggerated injury claims.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

Glendale builds schedule optimizer for its police department

The city worked with Arizona State University to develop SmartBeats, a scheduling tool that optimizes the police department’s efficiency.

  • By Shourjya Mookerjee

Sacramento tests AI-powered cameras for school buses

Buses in Sacramento will be testing stop-arm cameras and artificial intelligence-enabled software that capture and analyze driver behavior around stopped buses.

  • By Shourjya Mookerjee

Data transparency helps builds public faith in police

Making reliable data available quickly to local communities can foster the transparency that builds trust between law enforcement agencies and the general public.

  • By Shourjya Mookerjee

Virginia builds AI-, RPA-as-a-service offering for state agencies

Already deploying robotic process automation as a service, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency is working to offer artificial intelligence as a service to the commonwealth’s 65 agencies.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

IRS’ bot shop streamlines IT services

Through early adoption of artificial intelligence and robotic process automation, UNS has strategically targeted IT support issues with RPA, specifically ones that require substantial resources.

  • By GCN Staff

Machine learning service streamlines data input for FDA

The machine-learning-as-a-service platform is a collection of cloud-delivered ML solutions, tools and technologies that accelerate the delivery of solutions that help the Food and Drug Administration deliver on its regulatory mission.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

Census rebuilds construction data collection, analysis processes

By automating the classification of construction activities shown in satellite images, the Census Bureau has eliminated the need to manually collect and process data from thousands of survey responses.

  • By GCN Staff
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Machine learning spots language disparities to improve COVID-19 tracing

Thanks to researchers at Stanford University, public health officials in Stata Clara County, California, can better predict individual’s language needs, helping contact tracers resolve cases faster.

  • By Susan Miller

States bullish on chatbots, report finds

Digital assistants helped states deliver critical information to constituents during the pandemic.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

USPTO’s path from open data to AI

A foundation in open data laid the groundwork for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s artificial intelligence journey.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

Cybersecurity blind spot: AI’s inherent vulnerabilities

Artificial intelligence systems’ need for access to many large datasets often doesn’t align with current cybersecurity fundamentals and implementations.

  • By Matthew Carroll

Sharpening the focus for smartphone-based evidence

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a system that provides a faster way for people to share selected phone data with law enforcement, potentially speeding investigations.

  • By Susan Miller

Cutting through data silos to reduce unemployment

Using, cloud computing, data lakes and artificial intelligence, a nonprofit is helping states bring together previously siloed administrative data to better understand and resolve unemployment issues.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

Long Beach tests traffic lights that respond to real-time congestion

The California city will test whether artificial intelligence-driven connected vehicle technology can alleviate traffic congestion and improve air quality.

  • By Shourjya Mookerjee