Posted 1/2/2024, 10:18:56 PM
Texas Forms Advisory Council to Study AI Use and Ethics in State Agencies
- Texas Workforce Commission used AI chatbot "Larry" to handle surge in unemployment claims during pandemic
- New law creates advisory council to study current uses of AI across Texas agencies and assess need for ethics code
- Over a third of state agencies already using some form of AI for tasks like translation, cybersecurity, and efficiency
- Concerns exist around AI reproducing inequality, loss of privacy, and losing control of automated decision-making
- Advisory council will make recommendations to legislature by 2024 on better oversight and use of AI technology