John Frank, Ashley Gold, Axios ; Inside Colorado's "bullish with guardrails" AI approach
"Colorado's approach to integrating artificial intelligence into government functions is "bullish with guardrails."
Why it matters: Colorado offers a model for balancing AI innovation with safety, barring the technology from "anything that looks or smells or could possibly be thought of as a consequential decision," David Edinger, the state's chief information officer, told Axios in an interview.
Driving the news: The approach is a directive from Gov. Jared Polis, a former technology entrepreneur who encouraged the state's technology office to embrace AI in government.
The state's Office of Information and Technology created a framework for AI use with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, considering the needs of different state agencies.
- The technology is making office work and mundane tasks easier and state employees with disabilities said AI made them more productive."
