January's Advisory Group, LLC

"For years, #local #governments have been exploring how AI can help fill staff shortages, especially in [#911] call centers...the county was looking to transition from what he described as “the best technology the 1960s had to offer” to a cloud-based system that leverages #AI technology to support next-generation 911 (NG911). At Jeffcom 911,...the dispatch communications center receives an average of 2,000 calls per day. About 20- 25% of those are emergencies, while the others are non-emergency calls that still require a public safety response." -Michael Brewer Deputy Director, Jeffcom 911

#AI #policy is evolving state-to-state; regulatory frameworks, #AI #governance, #legislative #mandates, and dedicated offices have been created to implement and guide AI deployment. "In #Connecticut, the executive branches’ AI inventory is public record, and includes details like which AI tools each agency uses, what it decides, what vendors are involved, and if it’s been assessed. In #Massachusetts, $25 million has been earmarked for IT capital AI projects within the executive branch. In #Pennsylvania, legislators passed an act to study how AI might be used to improve how the #911 and #988 systems can assist people experiencing a #mentalhealth crisis." To follow who's doing what state to state, check out the Interactive Tracker on AI State Policy changes 👉🏼 👉🏿 👉🏾 : https://lnkd.in/gy4Ds4w2

"Facilitating the development of a federated, privacy-preserving national #AI outcomes registry. “That is a very important part of how we are starting to think about #operationalizing the principles of value assessment or #bias #mitigation or #drift,” Dr. Rhew said. 2024 HIMSS Conference unveiled "TRAIN" - Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), a "consortium of healthcare leaders whose aim is to operationalize responsible AI principles and guidelines, such as those that improve the quality, safety and trustworthiness of AI in healthcare settings." Reference: Becker's Healthcare White Paper, "Responsible innovation: How to elevate clinicians + improve health equity with the ethical application of AI", GovCIO HIMSS 24 Federal Takeaways #responsibleai #aiforall #CIO #HIMSS24 #techequity #responibledesign

"Proxy Discrimination" in algorithms cuts out your client- base by pulling from bias in the data, bias towards efficiency and not inclusivity in the algorithm, and little-to-no quality assurance checks in operations. With 80% of Credit Risk organizations deploying AI - the hit to BIPOC businesses and poor families will be hard. Unless #Devops / #Developers mitigate the risk and add social equity to their AI deployments, thousands will be denied access to credit. #inclusion #matters #responsibledesign #responsibleai #aiforall #devops #developers #AI #proxydiscrimination #algorithms #clientbase #biasinai #qualityassurance #QA #operations

From January's Advisory Group, LLC, Happy U.S. Independence Day! Show your patriotism by registering to vote! 👉🏼 👉🏿 👉🏻 https://vote.gov/ #Vote #IndependenceDay

Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) Special Advisor on Minority Affairs to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and consultant on interracial affairs at the United Nations Charter Conference. She was the 15th of 16 children who were raised by a mother and father in slavery, and the 1st black woman to lead a federal agency. She was a racial equity #pioneer, #mentor, and #leader. (Read about her here from the National Women's History Museum: https://lnkd.in/dJ47AVJ) #leaders #who #inspire #Juneteenth #racialequity

"#AI and #automation could lower administrative and medical costs and increase revenue. But #payers have yet to mobilize to transform their organizations to capture this opportunity." - McKinsey & Company Public payers and state agencies are missing the opportunity to lower administrative costs and implement #socialequity. Building #inclusion in #algorithms and #automated processes can realize #billions in #revenue and #affordability. #aiforall #techforgood #racialequity #healthequity #socialequity

🌟Excellent work by Colorado's Legislators, Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriquez, Representative Rutinel and Represenative Titone!!!🌟 Leading the way in consumer protections in AI public policy! See the press release: https://lnkd.in/gzZrSv_6 #responsibledesign #aiforall #supportforbusiness #consumerprotections #designasintented #techforgood #socialequity #racialequity

Catch the Q&A session on revenue in closing racial & social equity gaps from the end of Colorado's legislative session. 🌟 January's Advisory Group, LLC presented a high-level business case for addressing discrimination in algorithms and AI to Representatives on the House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee. 🌟 January Montaño, MPS, identifies blind spots and social equity gaps in algorithms that lead to significant revenue losses for businesses. #socialequityinvestments #closethegap #supportbusiness

Remembering all who served and sacrificed, those who never saw another Sunday sunrise, who gave all for freedom—for us all.