US agencies log nearly 9x more GenAI use cases in 2024 - but deployments stall

US federal government agencies have identified a surge in AI use cases over the past year. But rolling them out? That's where things slow down, thanks to funding gaps, compute shortages, outdated policies, and a workforce still playing catch-up. A Congressionally-mandated report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO …

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Omitted reason for slow-down

"But rolling them out? That's where things slow down, thanks to funding gaps, compute shortages, outdated policies, and a workforce still playing catch-up."

No mention of the most obvious reason: being the over-hyped, smoke-and-mirrors fad du jour.

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2 Use Cases only needed

1. Siri/Alexa/Google .. get your ears syringed so you can hear and understand clearly spoken conversational English in its many dialects (other languages are available).

2. Siri if I am driving that’s literally when I need a fucking voice driven assistant- don’t clam up and say you can’t help me as I am driving. FFS.

To paraphrase Basil Fawlty … ‘Siri you are a useless cloth eared bint’.