It's only been a year since our last episode on artificial intelligence, but already a lot has changed. It seems like Generative AI is everywhere and everyone, including governments, are struggling to keep up. So on this episode Ryan is joined by a special co-host Jen Schellinck, Think Digital Associate and our resident expert on AI and cognitive science to talk about what you need to know when it comes to AI. We're also joined by Paul Craig, the creator of the TaxGPT AI bot, and Shan Gu, Founder and CEO of Foci Solutions. Both Paul and Shan share their experience working with AI projects in and around the public sector and discuss their insights on what they have learned.

In our conversation we talk about the current state of AI technology, the questions that governments should be asking when thinking about using AI, and most importantly the question on everyone's mind, who is more intelligent: ChatGPT or Ryan's cat?

(Note: At 3:26, Jen refers to a steady state model. She meant to say state space model)

Related Links

• Episode 8: Government in the Era of ChatGPT
• TaxGPT
• Towards a Considered Use of AI Technologies in Government by The Institute on Governance and Think Digital

Watch on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B685AEvbbcI

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:27 The Current State of the Art for Generative AI

06:15 AI's Expansion: Beyond Text to Visuals and More

10:27 Generative AI in Government: Policies and Adaptation

18:04 Paul Craig and TaxGPT

24:44 Learnings from Running TaxGPT

38:04 Shan Gu and Adopting AI tech in government

45:42 The Future of AI in Government: Opportunities and Challenges

52:21 Is ChatGPT more intelligent than Ryan's cat?

01:08:02 Conclusion