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Hill said ISA completed a SharePoint and OneDrive permission review and is developing a GenAI policy tailored to municipal needs; the agency upgraded its Microsoft enterprise agreement from E3 to E5 and is configuring Microsoft Purview information-protection and data-loss-prevention controls before wider Copilot deployment. He said ISA's near-term target is a Copilot pilot rollout in late June or early July, subject to resolving technical issues and Microsoft availability in the government cloud.

The CIO reported training and outreach progress: ISA hosted two internal AI open-house events with about 60 attendees per session and reported a measurable increase in self-reported familiarity among participants. Hill said 19 staff had completed a newly launched data-classification training and that several dozen employees were enrolled in longer InnovateUs AI courses; he described the cultural change required to scale AI safely across departments and urged focusing early training on supervisors and staff who will review AI outputs.

Hill outlined a low-risk, high-impact pilot path: standardize internal SharePoint pages for central services (HR, purchasing, property and land management) and then surface those documents through a natural-language chatbot so staff and residents can find procedures, policy citations and contact points without calling multiple offices.

He also flagged a gap the commission discussed: the city lacks a dedicated chief data or chief data-privacy officer to drive cross-department data standardization and governance. Hill said hiring authority for that position is constrained by current budget limits and that the role should be considered in the 2026 budget process.

Commissioners raised legal and operational limits that will affect implementation. Vice Chair Michael Paul Hart and other members discussed a pending federal budget provision noted earlier in the meeting that could preempt local AI regulation; one member also said \"we're not allowed to use video for traffic management by state law,\" a constraint that council members said may require state-level action to change if the city is to rely on video analytics for funding or enforcement models.

Hill said ISA is coordinating with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on technology priorities and CJIS compliance needs and is pursuing partnerships with universities and other cities for shared learning and procurement leverage. He emphasized that the rollout is both a technical and cultural effort and said ISA will continue phased pilots rather than buying specialized, high-cost tools prematurely.

Procedural note: commissioners also adopted minutes from the February 25 meeting by voice vote during the same session.

Hill told the commission ISA will share policy drafts, training calendars and pilot designs in coming weeks for the commission's review and recommended that members help prioritize high-impact pilot areas for the remainder of 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council of Indianapolis, IN - Commission on Artificial Intelligence Development - Jun 02, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Information Services Agency CIO Collin Hill told the Artificial Intelligence Commission on June 2 that the city plans Copilot for M365 pilots, expanded training and SharePoint-based chatbots, but said staffing, budget and state legal limits (for traffic video) present implementation constraints.","taxTitle","Indianapolis City, Marion County, Indiana","taxId",3627,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6634400,"Professor outlines AI opportunities and risks, urges Indianapolis to build data governance and a ‘city brain’",2508,190000,2698000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3627003-c573d5d4db7814e1424e7cdfad776e8f&start=190&end=2698","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3627003-c573d5d4db7814e1424e7cdfad776e8f/thumbnail_190000.jpg","/articles/6634400/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Professor-outlines-AI-opportunities-and-risks-urges-Indianapolis-to-build-data-governance-and-a-city-brain","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634400-5740cf5837bef82be562e4f2dcd010fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771041045&Signature=ALg65G-65gB5lmcmiV~fwSq--YWaJCxE8TldR9vmnH4UnAPox785cYoDKxMelE57n7Q90y9pv8NiPtsY3bjqpqUmBebBpbaWG7wmBT8yKVWtqLYpsax209A4AzlEsO6Qpoj14vjTss~EqbvWOPuxxNjvApJbyJxGgUns-jjomtTNlrmynTVMtYlHm1Tpyx2ltPc0Z~lMTShcQdEe87Bn2ODJZYQbV~3Kyj4nzTSgs8zTOarxB3CKckdfRNBFQJby1OuTxVYzG65J0-OHVZzD89Kq~cu0U~MP3qjNNGlKQWAXyMeTyXSJb1gJxv~Nn7rthq9RTwg3i58ZDwA7n7hQkg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Professor Frank Emmett, of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, told the Artificial Intelligence Commission of the Indianapolis City-County Council on June 2 that cities must prepare now for fast-moving advances in artificial intelligence and invest in data, skills and governance to capture benefits while limiting harms.

Emmett said federal action on AI appears unlikely in the near term and warned that proposed federal preemption language in a pending budget bill could bar state or local regulation; he pointed to the European Union's recently adopted AI Act and its General Data Protection Regulation as contrasting approaches. \"AI is data hungry,\" Emmett said, arguing that local governments must collect and link more real-time data to support services ranging from traffic management to emergency response.

The professor told commissioners that most current systems are narrow, task-specific tools but that capabilities are improving rapidly across machine learning, natural language processing and computer vision. He recommended that Indianapolis consider a layered, citywide architecture and a centralized, highly secured computing resource -- what he called a \"city brain\" or digital twin -- that could run simulations, coordinate traffic flows, support public safety responses and help allocate social-services resources more precisely.

Emmett emphasized workforce training and human oversight. He said municipal staff should become \"power users\" who can vet AI outputs rather than relying on systems without supervision. He noted risks including bias in training data, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, vendor lock-in and the possibility that private providers will abandon specialized systems or change pricing. He urged coalition purchasing and intergovernmental cooperation to increase leverage with large vendors.

The presentation covered sector-specific uses including grid and energy optimization, emergency dispatch optimization, predictive maintenance for infrastructure and automated assistance for permitting and constituent services. Emmett also discussed longer-term social questions such as job displacement, suggesting cities should plan for workforce transitions and consider incentives to retrain affected workers.

Commission members followed with questions about state and federal limits, equipment and energy needs for large-scale local computing, and public acceptance of surveillance and video analytics. Several commissioners said local legal limits on camera-based enforcement and traffic-video uses (noted by one commissioner as a restriction under Indiana law) will affect what the city can do without state action.

Emmett concluded by urging a pragmatic, coordinated plan: evaluate current systems, break down data silos, develop clear data governance and privacy rules, pilot high-impact projects such as traffic and citizen-contact automations, and invest in cybersecurity and workforce training. He recommended partnerships with other cities and universities to share knowledge and purchasing power.

Commission Chair Dan Boots and Vice Chair Michael Paul Hart, among others, thanked Emmett for the overview and noted the commission will hear staff updates on implementation steps in the same meeting.

Emmett's presentation framed both near-term operational steps and longer-term strategic choices for Indianapolis as AI capabilities expand.","At a June 2 meeting of the Indianapolis City-County Council Artificial Intelligence Commission, Indiana University law professor Frank Emmett outlined AI use cases, risks and governance recommendations, urging the city to invest in data, training and a centralized ‘city brain.’","actionData","errors"]

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City IT agency details Copilot rollout, training and data-classification work; budget and staffing gaps cited

Professor outlines AI opportunities and risks, urges Indianapolis to build data governance and a ‘city brain’