PublicBenefits
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AI Can’t Save Us By Itself

Who do we hold accountable for decisions that get made or actions that are taken by government when some part of the decision making has been ceded to an algorithm or an AI model? Continue reading
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Additional Guardrails for AI use in Government

Any use of AI or automation in government, particularly as it relates to benefit determinations or claims, needs to be accompanied by policy guardrails that create strong disincentives for improper denials of claims for benefits. Continue reading
About Me
I am the former Chief Data Officer for the City of Philadelphia. I also served as Director of Government Relations at Code for America, and as Director of the State of Delaware’s Government Information Center. For about six years, I served in the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS), and helped pioneer their work with state and local governments. I also led platform evangelism efforts for TTS’ cloud platform, which supports over 30 critical federal agency systems.