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Reboot Weekly: Mississippi's Framework Test, What Wars Are Fought Over, and Building UX Capacity

What determines whether AI works, after the policy is written.

Elana Banin and Dane Gambrell

Jul 9, 2026

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Notes from the field: Building UX capacity in City government

Making government services easier to use doesn’t start with a website redesign. It starts by talking to residents, choosing the right first project, and creating the conditions for UX to succeed. Lessons from U.S. Digital Response’s three-part InnovateUS series show how agencies can build user-centered services that deliver measurable results.

Published on July 8, 2026 by Cindy Phan and Keith Wilson

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Notes from the field: Building UX capacity in City government

Making government services easier to use doesn’t start with a website redesign. It starts by talking to residents, choosing the right first project, and creating the conditions for UX to succeed. Lessons from U.S. Digital Response’s three-part InnovateUS series show how agencies can build user-centered services that deliver measurable results.

Published on July 8, 2026 by Cindy Phan and Keith Wilson

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Research Radar: AI May Not Start Wars. But It Is Changing What Wars Are Fought Over

New research from the AI Risk Explorer SPAR project examines how AI is reshaping conflict through cloud infrastructure, commercial technology companies, and the digital systems that now underpin both military operations and democratic governance.

Published on July 7, 2026 by Elana Banin, Emily Parker, Peter Vartanian, Parul Wadhawan, Yan Zhu and Guillem Bas

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Research Radar: AI May Not Start Wars. But It Is Changing What Wars Are Fought Over

New research from the AI Risk Explorer SPAR project examines how AI is reshaping conflict through cloud infrastructure, commercial technology companies, and the digital systems that now underpin both military operations and democratic governance.

Published on July 7, 2026 by Elana Banin, Emily Parker, Peter Vartanian, Parul Wadhawan, Yan Zhu and Guillem Bas

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AI for Governance

Mississippi's AI Framework Was the Starting Line

Mississippi has released its statewide AI framework. The harder challenge is turning guidance into practice. Drawing on firsthand experience leading the state’s AI workforce efforts, Dr. Kollin Napier of MAIN examines why successful AI adoption depends on sustained investment in training, governance, staffing, and implementation.

Published on July 6, 2026 by Dr. Kollin Napier

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AI for Governance

Mississippi's AI Framework Was the Starting Line

Mississippi has released its statewide AI framework. The harder challenge is turning guidance into practice. Drawing on firsthand experience leading the state’s AI workforce efforts, Dr. Kollin Napier of MAIN examines why successful AI adoption depends on sustained investment in training, governance, staffing, and implementation.

Published on July 6, 2026 by Dr. Kollin Napier

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