Virginia will join other states in launching an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force to support policymakers and government agencies in implementing the technology, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday.
States have taken various actions to advance AI, from establishing AI leadership positions to implementing governance. A good number have already stood up AI task forces of their own, including Alabama, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Washington.
Virginia’s AI Task Force was created by way of Executive Order 30 (EO 30), signed Jan. 18. The order created AI education guidelines for the classroom, implemented AI policy standards, and called for the secretary of administration to work with the director of the Office of Regulatory Management to establish such a task force. The group’s formation delivers on this order…