AI Demo: Manus AI

In Dustin’s latest Center for Public Sector AI demo, he previews Manus AI’s approach to agentic AI with a state and local government policy use case.

AI Demo: Pickle AI

For my latest AI demo for the Center for Public Sector AI, I showcase a trending new AI service called Pickle that allows you to create a virtual version of yourself to join your Zoom, Teams, or other meetings. Don't worry, real you is still there as the audio behind the virtual version of you, but this is definitely one major attempt to allow you to be in multiple places at once and maybe cut a bit of the always-on video fatigue in the process. Check it out in the video below.

Q1 2025 Generative AI Update for Government

The Center for Public Sector AI’s Q1 2025 AI Update covers a wide range of new AI updates (and a few demos) for state and local government leaders.

AI Demo: ChatGPT’s Operator + Deep Research

In my latest demo for the Center for Public Sector AI, I do a walkthrough of ChatGPT’s new Operator and Deep Research capabilities.

AI Demo: Polimorphic for Citizen Experience

During this AI demo, I spoke with Parth Shah, Co-Founder and CEO of Polimorphic, about how they are using generative AI to reimagine the citizen experience.

2024 Q4 Update for Generative AI in State & Local Government

In my next quarterly update from the Center for Public Sector AI, I provide an update on the generative AI landscape, new use cases, regulatory changes, and the coming agent AI wave.

AI Demo: Understanding Anthropic’s Claude 3.5

In my latest demo for the Center for Public Sector AI, I do a quick walkthrough of Anthropic's Claude 3.5.

AI Demo: Using Google’s NotebookLM to Create Your Own Language Model (& Podcast)

In my next Center for Public Sector AI Demo, I demo Google's NotebookLM product and it's ability to allow you to create your own LLM (and podcast) for your documents.

AI Demo: A Preview of OpenAI’s ChatGPT o1 (Strawberry) Model

In my latest AI Demo for the Center for Public Sector AI, I preview the new advanced reasoning model of OpenAI’s ChatGPT called o1 or codenamed ‘strawberry’. Take a look at the capabilities at the video below.

AI Demo: Using AI to Create an Audio & Video Clone

In my next Center for Public Sector AI Demo, I leverage Synthesia to create an audio and video clone of myself to demonstrate how easy it is to create a deepfake with commercially available technology.

Q3 2024 GenAI Update for K-12 and Higher Education

In this third-quarter update, I unpack the latest generative artificial intelligence advancements and how they impact K-12 and higher education, along with introducing the evolving GenAI Tech Stack that IT leaders should be preparing for.

Originally streamed live on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 10 AM PT/ 1 PM ET

AI Demo: Using AI to Clone Your Voice

In my latest AI Demo for the Center for Public Sector AI, I demonstrate how you can clone your voice in less than a minute using ElevenLabs, which is one of dozens of new generative AI tools that offer to do the same. Although there are productivity benefits to these types of tools, it is also a good reminder of how easy it is to create a deepfake that can be used in social engineering or phishing campaigns.

Q3 Generative AI Update for State & Local Government

Last week, I gave our Center for Public Sector AI’s Q3 2024 update on the generative AI landscape for state and local government. What was notable for this last quarter is the continued integration of AI into edge devices, as seen through major announcements from Apple, Samsung, and Google. I also discussed some other emerging GenAI issues, like the complexities surrounding open-source AI models, the growing fragmented legislative activity around AI, and the emergence of new embedded generative AI applications that may challenge traditional emerging technology implementation models. Most notably, it is evident that GenAI continues to mature, and state and local governments are transitioning from experimentation to more enterprise implementations and projects. Check out the full briefing in the video below.

AI Demo - IBM watsonx

As part of my work with the Center for Public Sector AI, I have been conducting rapid demos of the major generative AI solutions in market.

For this demo, I am joined by AI Engineer, Anisa Ara, to help unpack IBM’s point-of-view on GenAI and how governance, AI, and data all fit together under the watsonx architecture.

AI Demo - Microsoft Copilot (Office 365)

As part of my work with the Center for Public Sector AI, I have been conducting rapid demos of the major generative AI solutions in market.