What to Know
- The incumbent will oversee building out the independent audit function of the first agency in the United States created for the sole purpose of protecting the privacy rights of consumers.
- Desirable qualifications include five or more years’ experience in conducting research, auditing, testing or forensics on systems that impact consumer privacy; and specialized technical expertise in technology research, technology policy, software engineering or security.
What to Know
- More than $2.3 million was allocated to upgrade the regional justice information system with AI tools, cloud migration, and enhanced infrastructure.
- Significant funding has been earmarked for toll tech upgrades, including $14.5 million for system maintenance and over $5 million for improved customer service.
- More than $1.8 million will be invested in transportation modeling, regional forecasting, GIS tools, and research tools.
"This shift means more employees can do specialized tasks that used to require experts," writes Steve Monaghan. "For example, creating detailed reports or maps often took an IT specialist. Now, an employee can describe what they need, and the AI agent does the rest."
What to Know
- The State Bar of California reportedly disclosed in April that some questions on the exam were the products of artificial intelligence — an assertion denied by Kaplan, the company that provided the test.
- The bar, which licenses nearly 200,000 practicing lawyers in California, says it will resume using questions from the National Conference of Bar Examiners, used by more than 40 states, for its next exam in July.
What to Know:
- Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the sprawling Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency split into a Housing and Homelessness Agency and a Business and Consumer Services Agency. The Little Hoover Commission largely agrees.
- A key goal is to bring more focus to the state's housing problems: availability and affordability.
- Newsom submitted the reorganization plan to the Legislature on May 5, and the commission must now submit its report to him and the Legislature by June 4.
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