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What I’m thinking about…


Plowy McPlowface

Lately I’ve been thinking about Plowy McPlowface. This past winter Arlington County’s Department of Environmental Services (DES) released the results of a contest to give names to all of it’s plows, and Plowy McPlowface is my favorite. They also incorporated these names into their snow activity map. Why does this matter? Two words – user…

Uneven Innovation

Recently I’ve been thinking about “Uneven Innovation: The work of Smart Cities” by Dr. Jennifer Clark. As Chair of the Arlington County Tech Commission, I worked with Arlington County Libraries to host Dr. Clark for an Author Talk about her book, and it was illuminating. When the marketers pitch smart cities, they craft gleaming images…

An AI Chat-bot for Public Policy

Lately I’ve been thinking about artificial intelligence. Ever since OpenAI announced ChatGPT, the news and hype around AI is overwhelming. I thought I’d wait for things to settle down a bit, but it just keeps going. With stock prices soaring and people trying to jam AI into everything from pillows to toothbrushes it can feel…

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