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Assembly hears update on state generative AI projects; LAO presses for POC reporting

3445849 · May 21, 2025
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State officials described several generative AI proofs of concept moving toward minimum viable products, while the Legislative Analyst—s Office urged clearer reporting on what the administration learned before scaling and requested continued monthly oversight meetings.

State officials told the Assembly Subcommittee 5 on State Administration that several state generative AI proofs of concept have moved beyond the pilot stage but that the legislature still lacks full information about how the pilots informed decisions to scale up.

Justin Howard, deputy secretary for fiscal policy and administration at the California Government Operations Agency, told the panel that a handful of proof-of-concept projects have advanced into minimum viable product phases, naming work at the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and Caltrans and saying the California Department of Public Health has a budget change proposal pending in the May revision to scale a healthcare facilities inspections project.

The Legislative Analyst—s Office, represented by Brian Metzger,…

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