On this week's Priorities podcast, two experts from the International Association of Privacy Professionals join us to discuss what's coming down the pipeline this year in state legislatures regarding data privacy, as 17 states are currently considering at least one privacy bill in committee.

Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, the managing director of IAPP, and Andrew Folks, IAPP's Westin Research Fellow, break down this slew of legislation, and what consumers and privacy practitioners can expect as new laws take effect in the coming weeks and months. They also discuss how the three states with comprehensive privacy laws going into effect this year —  Montana, Oregon and Texas — have been preparing for the new data regulations.

Plus, the pair talk about Washington’s landmark My Health My Data Act, which is coming online this month and will cement the state as the first in the nation to offer broad protections for consumer health data. And lastly, the experts tell StateScoop about how upcoming privacy legislation is interacting with state level efforts to govern artificial intelligence usage.

On this week’s Priorities podcast, two election experts — Ted Allen, a professor at Ohio State University, and Victoria Bassetti, senior adviser at States United Democracy Center — join us to discuss voting as we head into the 2024 election season. With the U.S. 2024 presidential election 8 months away, this episode addresses how state and local governments are preparing for the upcoming election in their states, including election security, voting administration and recent legislation that’s had an impact on election officials and poll workers nationwide.

On this week's Priorities podcast, four state chief information security officers say generative AI presents an opportunity for states to embrace an emerging technology and "really do things right."

During a panel discussion at StateScoop's Cybersecurity Modernization Summit this week, Vitaliy Panych, the CISO of California, says he's trying to overlay security controls into the entire process of how the state is embracing generative AI. California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a report on how the state will approach the technology last year.

Panych was joined on the panel by West Virginia CISO Danielle Cox, Maryland CISO Greg Rogers and Pennsylvania CISO James Sipe.

On this week's Priorities podcast, New Jersey's Chief Innovation Officer says that digital services are a top focus for him as he steps into the role. Dave Cole, who took the helm of the state's innovation team in January, says he's also looking at how the state can incorporate generative artificial intelligence into processes to save employees time. Cole started at the state in 2020 as an innovation fellow, and has also ran for public office, worked for software company Mapbox and served in the White House under President Barack Obama.

On this week’s Priorities podcast, two IT leaders from Normal, Illinois, say the future of the “smart cities” movement may be in small cities like theirs. Vasu Gadhiraju, the CIO of Normal, Illinois — a town in central Illinois with 54,000 residents — says that while the phrase “smart cities” means different things to different communities, it indicates an attempt to embrace change and innovation to solve government challenges in her city. Gadhiraju, along with project and resource manager Sara Schelinksi, outline how the city approaches their smart city and data efforts, and how they’re aiming for growth in the future.

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On this week's Priorities podcast, Washington state Chief Information Officer Bill Kehoe says he thinks the state's recent executive order could help agencies better understand the many implications AI has for their operations.

https://statescoop.com/washington-governor-signs-ai-order-plotting-yearlong-policy-path/

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On this week's Priorities podcast, Alaska’s Chief Information Officer Bill Smith talks about the challenges and successes of his state's cloud migration, which so far has included the migration of over 700 state applications from physical data centers into the cloud without interrupting service to the residents of Alaska.

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On this week's Priorities podcast, researchers at the National Institute for Standards and Technology warn of new artificial intelligence threats.

https://statescoop.com/nist-security-threats-ai-state-local/

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On this week's Priorities podcast, Pennsylvania CIO Amaya Capellan says the state's purchase of 50 enterprise ChatGPT licenses is a "natural way" for the state to get involved in generative artificial intelligence.

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In the news this week:

Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is alleging that the state’s Secretary of State has refused to provide copies of cybersecurity reviews for Missouri’s 116 local election authorities.

statescoop.com/missouri-jay-ashcroft-cybersecurity-reports-elections/

The Utah state auditor conducted a privacy review of over 1,600 government entities and nonprofits.

statescoop.com/utah-privacy-policy-audit/

State attorneys general are expressing concerns that the rise of AI-powered telemarketing could bypass existing laws against robocalls.

statescoop.com/state-attorneys-general-artificial-intelligence-telemarketing/

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On this week's Priorities podcast, the author behind a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission against automated public-benefit fraud detection software explains why he's asking for more responsible use of artificial intelligence by governments and their vendors.

https://statescoop.com/nonprofit-ftc-complaint-automated-benefits-responsible-ai/

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