Governor Newsom launches new initiatives to partner with tech policy experts and accelerate responsible AI in state government
SAN FRANCISCO — Governor Newsom today launched new initiatives to establish new partnerships with the best and brightest tech policy experts from across the country, continue integrating artificial intelligence into state operations, and provide employees with new tools and technologies to help them better serve Californians...
The Governor today is announcing the launch of the California Innovation Council, which leverages the collective knowledge of the nation’s top tech policy experts [including Professor Deirdre Mulligan, UC Berkeley School of Information] to help California develop and strengthen its technology policy. The council will tackle issues ranging from empowering workers to countering tech fraud to protecting children online. Participants include former U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, UC Office of the President and UC Berkeley, Mozilla Foundation, the Brookings Institute, the California Chamber of Commerce, and more...
The Governor is also launching today a new Emerging Technology Accelerator, creating formal partnerships between the state and Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, UC Berkeley, the Mozilla Foundation, the Tech Talent Project, US Digital Response, and Nava Labs. The organizations will work with the state, through GovOps, the California Department of Technology and the Office of Data and Innovation, to design, develop, deploy, and evaluate products that modernize government service delivery...
Professor Deirdre Mulligan, former Principal Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer in the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, will serve on the Modernizing Government Service Delivery group on the California Innovation Council.
