Rhode Island creates task force to study state’s use of AI
Executive order also creates a governance program to establish guidelines for implementing AI technology
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DOE to invest $45 million to find new ways to fight energy system hackers
Projects will come up with ways to strengthen the power grid, utilities, pipelines and renewable sources against cyberattacks
Texas appoints members to AI advisory council
Seven-member board will study and monitor how the Lone Star State develops, uses and procures AI technology
Austin to establish AI-use guidelines for city employees
Advisory committee comprised of digital privacy- and AI-focused academics, nonprofits and industry experts to help chart city’s way forward
Rural infrastructure improvements get $773 million boost
Projects will provide high-speed internet, clean water, modern infrastructure and a range of support to rural communities, agricultural producers and small businesses
Massachusetts creating task force to consider AI use statewide
Group would create recommendations for how the state can support AI adoption for public use and to support private business
Feds to spend $5 billion on semiconductor research, production
Plan includes investing hundreds of millions to create a workforce center that will have a presence in several U.S. regions
Alabama allocates $188 million to build out broadband infrastructure
Funds come from Alabama’s share of the federal 2021 American Rescue Plan Act
Executive order calls for ethical AI integration into Washington state government
Order calls for guidelines to aid in the procurement and use of AI technologies, ensuring vendors adhere to stringent risk-management frameworks
Cyberattacks on state, local governments rising, study shows
Malware, ransomware and other suspicious activities that affected state, local, tribal and territorial government organizations rose in 2022 and 2023
