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News roundup

The top stories in AI today.

NEW LAUNCHES

The latest features, products & partnerships in AI

• Google’s new conversational AI tool will teach you just about anything

• How NVIDIA’s new AI workflow is combating credit card fraud

• FutureAI unveils new architecture to enable the creation of personalized AI apps

• Disney forms team to guide AI and mixed reality adoption

• Google’s new ‘Doodle Guide’ AI tool transforms sketches into polished artwork

• Amazon unveils AI tools for marketers amid rising costs

AI MODELS

Deployment, research, training & infrastructure

• OpenAI’s new benchmark SimpleQA reveals even the best models still struggle with accuracy

• AI safety bypassed: New study exposes LLM vulnerabilities

• Hugging Face launches powerful small AI models to run on smartphones

• Recraft is an AI image generator that nails hands, faces and text

• How Osmo is using AI to capture and reproduce scent in digital form

• Soon AI will understand humans better than humans do

GOVERNMENT

Press releases, regulation, defense & politics.

• Miami-Dade County implements AI to enhance public services

• Exponential View: 5 key tech and AI trends to watch

• America’s 1st National Security Memo on AI basically acknowledges there’s no stopping AI

• Should expert witnesses use AI in the courtroom?

• Regardless of who wins the US presidency, AI policy may be the same — here’s why

• How AI shaped government innovation in 2024 and what it means for next year

MONEY FLOWS

Economics, Wall Street, investing & fundraising

• DevRev secures $100.8M Series A to transform customer support with AI

• How leading fintech startups use AI to deliver safer, faster and more accurate services

• Snap’s Q3 advertiser count doubles amid AI and AR push

• Nvidia joins Dow Jones, ousting Intel after 24-year run

• Apple iPhone sales rebound as AI push grows, but stock still dips

What’s happening in AI right now

The government AI balancing act: early lessons from the public sector

Governments' early experiments with artificial intelligence are revealing both the technology's immense potential and its pitfalls. While Miami-Dade County advances with plans for free AI degrees and an automated pet adoption system, Los Angeles schools face vendor challenges in their AI learning platform rollout. These contrasting experiences offer critical insights for public sector AI adoption.

Strategic focus vs tactical implementation

The most successful government AI initiatives appear to be taking a methodical, three-pronged approach: workforce development, governance frameworks, and carefully selected use cases. Miami-Dade County exemplifies this strategy by partnering with Miami Dade College to offer free AI education while simultaneously developing practical applications like their "Pawfect Match" pet adoption system.

This measured approach stands in stark contrast to more aggressive implementations that have stumbled. The Los Angeles Unified School District's challenges with their AI learning platform highlight how even well-intentioned projects can face setbacks without proper foundation and vendor management.

The expertise challenge

A particularly thorny issue emerging in government AI adoption is the question of expertise and accountability. This is especially apparent in legal settings, where AI's "black box" nature conflicts with the need for transparent, reproducible expert testimony. The technology's inability to fully explain its reasoning process poses fundamental challenges in contexts where human lives and liberty are at stake.

Building public trust

Government organizations are finding they must balance innovation with public trust. Miami-Dade's focus on supporting small businesses - which make up 80% of their local economy - demonstrates an understanding that AI implementation requires broad community buy-in. Their approach recognizes that successful public sector AI isn't just about the technology - it's about bringing citizens along on the journey.

Looking ahead

The public sector's AI journey is just beginning. As we move into 2025, expect to see increased focus on:

• Development of standardized AI evaluation frameworks

• Greater emphasis on cybersecurity in AI implementations

• More structured approaches to workforce training

The real test for government AI initiatives won't be technical sophistication, but rather their ability to deliver tangible benefits while maintaining public trust.

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This week on the podcast

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In this episode, the hosts Anthony Batt and Shane Robinson with guest Joe Veroneau from Conveyor discuss outsmarting paperwork. Conveyor is a company that helps automate security reviews and document sharing between companies. They use AI technology, specifically language models, to automate the process of filling out security questionnaires. This saves customers a significant amount of time and improves the quality of their responses.

AI events

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