Civil Municipal Magazine - Dec 2023

17 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 administrative standpoint. Advancements in chip technology have pushed the development of other types of tech like CPUs and GPUs, which in turn has driven down costs by giving administrators flexibility. “Local governments are going to be able to take advantage of these technologies, particularly if they’re in the cloud,” he said. Machine learning applications like fraud detection require the transmission of a lot of data, which “can cost a lot of money. In some cases, you care that it takes a short time. In other cases, you don’t care about the time, so it’ll take longer but cost less.” Advancements in computing technology lets administrators trade time for money saved. Staffing is also being positively impacted by emerging tech. Buchholz compared the benefits of generative AI to a good intern. AI is able to complete repetitive, basic tasks efficiently and OPENING LINES N oting significant strides in cybersecurity that have set the tone for the private sector, Buchholz said,“The government has made tremendous strides in adopting and using technology.”