N.C. Department of Information Technology leaders are engaging with private-sector, nonprofit and university partners to promote the responsible use AI to drive innovation and improve public services.
On Jan. 14, NCDIT Secretary Teena Piccione and State Chief Information Security Officer Bernice Russell-Bond joined a conversation on secure AI adoption hosted by CrowdStrike, the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law and the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy.
On Jan. 20, Secretary Piccione and Deputy Secretary for AI and Policy I-Sah Hsieh highlighted North Carolina's AI efforts in a panel discussion with Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley and Brooks Raiford, president of the North Carolina Tech Association. The discussion, hosted in downtown Raleigh for NC TECH’s Government Vendor Network, emphasized the opportunities AI use is creating for the state.
The N.C. AI Leadership Council – composed of state officials, academic experts, industry leaders, workforce experts and other stakeholders – guides the responsible and effective use of AI in state government. The AI Accelerator offers a cost-free program for state agencies and employees to propose AI use cases to develop, test and pilot AI solutions to benefit our state and its people.
Driving innovation while strengthening digital trust remains a top priority as NCDIT works to advance the responsible use of AI.