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Residents’ comfort with AI use in local government is holding steady, but rollouts must be thoughtful, a PayIt survey found.
Proliferating AI tools have the potential to transform local government digital services, experts say, whether by streamlining permitting processes or helping residents navigate municipal websites.
More than 90% of local government leaders using AI say it has boosted operational efficiency, according to PayIt.
But another survey this year found public trust around government use of the technology is lagging.
The July PayIt survey of 815 adults who had completed a state or local government transaction online in the past 18 months shows they didn’t perceive all AI use cases the same way.
“When we named specific uses instead of asking about AI in the abstract, comfort rose on nearly every one,” PayIt stated. “Residents are more willing than the broad question suggests, once they know what the AI would actually be doing.”
Nearly 65% of respondents said they were comfortable with state and local governments using AI to answer questions about government services, and nearly 60% were also comfortable with AI assistance to pay a bill or apply for a license.
Respondents were more divided about using AI to resolve customer complaints or service problems, with 54% saying they were comfortable and 46% reporting discomfort. Fifty-one percent said they were uncomfortable with using AI to evaluate eligibility for a government benefit, and 49% said they were comfortable.
Residents’ willingness to allow an AI agent to to handle interactions with state and local government services on their behalf was murky, with 37% responding no, 32% saying yes and 31% unsure.
A quarter of respondents who interacted with AI for government services ranked the experience as “fair,” 39% ranked it as “good,” and 23% ranked it as “excellent.”
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As federal funding becomes less predictable, cities face major shifts in transportation, housing and climate resilience in the new year.
Cities are investing in less costly bus rapid transit over light rail systems, says Yonah Freemark of The Transport Politic.
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