County CIO briefs commissioners on AI risks and controls, recommends staff training

Oct 5, 2026

Sam Evans, Norfolk County chief information officer, briefed the commission on AI fundamentals — generative vs. agentic systems, GPUs, hallucinations and cyber risks — and recommended staged adoption and staff training with follow-up demonstrations.

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Sam Evans, Norfolk County’s chief information officer, gave commissioners a wide-ranging briefing on artificial intelligence on Sept. 30, explaining how large language models, GPUs and emergent behaviors underlie current systems and characterizing the main operational risks for county government.

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