A recent report notes that courts and the government legal agencies that work with them face budget limits, staff shortages, and slow adoption of technologies like generative AI, despite these tools' promise for improving efficiency and access to justice.

The challenges and implications of the growing energy demands of AI-driven data centers on the US electric grid highlights the need for significant infrastructure investments and legislative measures to mitigate risks to consumers.

Law enforcement agencies are increasingly relying on AI-driven video analytics to process surveillance footage – a technology which is proving to be both powerful for solving crimes and is subject to scrutiny and controversy. Technological advancements are reshaping policy, addressing concerns around privacy and bias, and the balance between efficiency and civil liberties.

AI tools have enabled court and government employees to focus more on human interactions in their work and provided learning opportunities to improve equity and reduce bias in judicial outcomes.

ow can modern day courts balance a cautious approach with an earnest effort to expanding access to justice in technological adoption?

As artificial intelligence makes more in-roads among professional workers, it may provide a pathway for many in the legal, accounting, corporate, and government sectors to find more meaningful work.

I present here, without judgment, an explanation of what the heck AI is for those who might be afraid to ask. My intention is to explain the technology as simply and in as accessible a way as possible for the benefit of my public sector clients.