State AI Pilot Programs Need Clearer Metrics and Statewide Scaling Strategies
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David Kertai
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State governments are launching AI pilot programs, but most remain siloed and fail to scale statewide. The article argues that without clear evaluation metrics and coordinated governance, states risk repeating cycles of experimentation without meaningful impact. It calls for moving from isolated tests to whole-of-government AI deployment strategies.
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· 3 pulledAlthough roughly 90 percent of state technology offices have launched AI pilot programs, the gap between states that operate innovative, whole-of-government sandboxes and those that struggle to track outcomes or scale beyond isolated agency tests continues to widen.
Without clear evaluation metrics, states risk repeating cycles of experimentation without meaningful impact.
State lawmakers across the country have passed laws that create new opportunities to integrate AI tools into government services.
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