AI ‘may not save money’
Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide better ways to serve local residents, but it may not deliver the savings many councils are looking for, delegates were warned at the LGA’s annual conference in Bournemouth.
Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide better ways to serve local residents, but it may not deliver the savings many councils are looking for, delegates were warned at the LGA’s annual conference in Bournemouth.
The LGA has launched a series of educational videos for councillors and council officers to help identify the growing risks posed by deepfakes and other forms of synthetic media.
I read ‘Unlocking the potential’ (first 702) looking for some indication of what artificial intelligence (AI) might offer local authorities and, unfortunately, found only platitudes diverting us from the real challenges facing councils and the country.
The LGA’s new ‘AI Unpacked’ video series sets out to make AI easier for local councils to understand.