Staff Reporter

Sophia Fox-Sowell

StateScoop & EdScoop

Sophia Fox-Sowell reports on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and government regulation for StateScoop. She was previously a multimedia producer for CNET, where her coverage focused on private sector innovation in food production, climate change and space through podcasts and video content. She earned her bachelor’s in anthropology at Wagner College and master’s in media innovation from Northeastern University.

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New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks onstage at the 36th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Brooklyn Academy of Music on Jan. 17. (Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images for Brooklyn Academy of Music)

NYC Mayor Eric Adams using AI to make robocalls in other languages, prompting ethics questions

AI

J.R. Sloan — Arizona Chief Information Officer J.R. Sloan attends a session at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky, on Oct. 10, 2022. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

NASCIO adds Arizona CIO J.R. Sloan to executive committee

State

cartoon of woman using chatbot — (Getty Images)

New York City publishes AI plan

City

New Hampshire CIO Denis Goulet wins NASCIO award for meritorious service

State

trophy — (Getty Images)

NASCIO announces winners of 2023 Recognition Awards

State

The George Washington Bridge — The George Washington Bridge in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York. (Getty Images)

New York lost $775M in cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in 2022, report says

Cybersecurity

Vermont AI Director Josiah Raiche, left, and Montana Chief Information Officer Kevin Gilbertson presents on generative artificial intelligence at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ annual conference in Minneapolis on Oct. 9, 2023. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Ethics before adoption on generative AI, say state officials

State

Michigan state capitol building — Michigan state capitol building (Getty Images)

New dashboard allows Michiganders to track state’s COVID relief spending

State

police in Provo — Police officers block off the street where a shooting took place Monday evening as a Black Lives Matter protest makes its way down Center Street on July 1, 2020 in Provo, Utah. (George Frey / Getty Images)

Utah County using new AI platform for emergency response

Digital Services