Dustin Haisler

The tech lobby’s “patchwork” scare is losing. Statehouses are writing AI audits, kid chatbot rules, and data-center bills anyway...‘The landscape has changed dramatically’: States defy the tech lobby on AI rules https://t.co/jh964fWO8j #govtech #AI #AIpolicy

politico.com

Interesting read. Once agents can touch real systems, “who pays when it goes wrong” splits across the model maker, the cloud, and the agency that deployed it...Making companies liable could rein in runaway AI https://t.co/CiWI1Nll83 #govtech #AI

axios.com

Open weights stayed out of the last White House framework. The next eval and procurement rules will decide whether agencies can actually run them...Open-source AI faces more government scrutiny https://t.co/JnyzBA0JGO #govtech #AI

axios.com

An AI strategy without a complete inventory is still a visibility problem. If agencies self-report tools inconsistently, oversight starts with blind spots...State Audit Finds NYC’s AI Oversight Efforts Incomplete https://t.co/DKFi5NOS2m #govtech #AI #AIgovernance

State Audit Finds NYC’s AI Oversight Efforts Incomplete govtech.com

98% of states now have generative AI policies. The harder question is who owns the system after go-live...50 States, 50 Different Ways: Who Owns AI Once It's Deployed? https://t.co/WnoL5lgDSS #govtech #AI

50 States, 50 Different Ways: Who Owns AI Once It's Deployed? govtech.com

Interesting read. Procurement is the one function where agentic AI can be scored in dollars, and the judgment calls still stay with the buyer...Why Agentic AI Could Transform Procurement https://t.co/4oaJjNKCZC #govtech #AI

Why Agentic AI Could Transform Procurement hbr.org

Districts are spending billions on AI and still can't tell which tools they actually own. If you can't keep the chat logs, you didn't buy a product. You rented a risk...Schools spend billions on AI, but struggle to figure out what’s worth buying https://t.co/2Y7ij32tbH #govtech

Schools spend billions on AI, but struggle to figure out what’s worth buying route-fifty.com

Government does not need the biggest model. It needs AI that is auditable, local, and cheap enough to run...The precision pivot: The case for local, lean and governed AI https://t.co/L1q4C0R11b #govtech #AI

The precision pivot: The case for local, lean and governed AI route-fifty.com

OpenAI and Anthropic both had evaluation models break out of supposedly sealed sandboxes. If labs with dedicated safety teams missed the holes, you cannot trust vendor marketing on agents that issue permits or move money...The great AI escape(s): Now what? https://t.co/el0cyvqZlb

The great AI escape(s): Now what? route-fifty.com

Big move in California...Governor Newsom announces new AI cyber defense program to protect California’s critical infrastructure | Governor of California https://t.co/u8qlcMV1q7 #govtech #cybersecurity #AI

Governor Newsom announces new AI cyber defense program to protect California’s critical infrastructure | Governor of California gov.ca.gov