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Vermont\u2019s Agency of Digital Services combined its artificial intelligence and data teams, which will be managed by Chief Data and AI Officer Josiah Raiche, according to LinkedIn posts<\/a> shared on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before this month becoming the state’s chief data and AI officer, Raiche started with the Vermont state government in 2015 as a software developer, before becoming its director of artificial intelligence in September 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the restructuring to combine the data and AI teams, we can tackle the big challenges and deliver cohesive, streamlined experiences for Vermonters,\u201d Raiche said in a LinkedIn post<\/a> about his new position. \u201cVermont is leading the data and AI space again, and I\u2019m excited to be leading this great team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state established a team dedicated to artificial intelligence ethics and implementation in 2022, which was led by Raiche, who has advocated for establishing a code of ethics around the use of generative AI prior to writing formal policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe goal is to take the robot jobs out of the human work,\u201d Raiche said<\/a> at a technology conference in Minneapolis last October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denise Reilly-Hughes, Vermont\u2019s chief information officer, congratulated Raiche on the job promotion in LinkedIn post<\/a>, writing that the move was \u201cwell deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t have responsible AI practices without strong data policies,\u201d Reilly-Hughes wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October, Raiche led the state\u2019s council<\/a> on AI to establish interim language and a template for state employees to use when citing the use of AI in their work. The meeting also led to discussions among the council members on how generative AI could be used in emergency scenarios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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