The Pitfalls of Building Your Own Generative AI Solution
The allure of building your own generative AI applications may be irresistible — but it’s not as straightforward as it seems.
Posts Tagged: innovation
ARPA-H: Igniting Healthcare Innovation
A new Department of Health & Human Services agency, ARPA-H, is laser-focused on biomedical breakthroughs and innovations that could redefine healthcare in this country. Here’s how ARPA-H is doing it.
Banning Generative AI Won’t Work
Blanket bans or prohibitions against government agency use of generative AI won’t work. The recent Executive Order on AI takes a much more effective approach to guiding agencies on the proper way to adopt this new technology.
Government Agencies Need Generative AI Laboratories
Government agencies need room to find out the best uses of AI to achieve their goals and to help those they serve. They need AI laboratories that provide a safe space to experiment, to find out what works, and — maybe more importantly — what doesn’t.
How to Implement Innovations
Innovation is more than a process: It’s a culture. Here’s how Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation and Technology makes it happen.
Embracing Blamelessness to Improve Government Services
Understanding the root cause of complex system failures can be tricky, and our desire for accountability may sometimes be at odds with learning the root cause. Incorporating blameless postmortems to help identify issues could help agencies provide better services to those who need them.
Help People by Doing Their Paperwork Automatically
Automating processes internally so that the public doesn’t need to go through manual processes can help save people time and get them the help they need.
GovGPT: How Governments Can Make Use of Generative AI and ChatGPT
ChatGPT and similar tools hold enormous potential to help governments deliver better services. How they are adopted and used will make the difference between success and failure.
Montana Maps Infrastructure Spending to Ensure Equity
Montana’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation employed maps and dashboards to add transparency to the distribution of economic stimulus funds.
To Help the Public, Give Your Own Staff Better Digital Tools
One very impactful way to improve public service delivery is to create tools to help operational staff do their jobs more effectively or efficiently.