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Executive-branch GenAI governance
Alabama has documented executive-branch GenAI governance rather than a statewide account of AI’s effects. A 2024 task-force inventory, a 2025 final report, and a 2026 Technology Quality Assurance Board describe public-sector governance work. These records do not measure private-sector or local-government use, outcomes, employment effects, harms, public opinion, or whether reported tools remained active.
What the record supports
Office of the Governor of Alabama · March 25, 2025
Governor Ivey released the Governor’s Task Force on Generative Artificial Intelligence final report on March 25, 2025.
The task force was created by Executive Order 738 to examine executive-branch GenAI use and recommend policies and procedures.
The release names governance, data management, responsible use, workforce training, procurement guidance, and an executive-branch inventory among the report’s subjects.
Limit: This is an official account of executive-branch governance work, not an independent evaluation of tools, outcomes, or AI use outside that branch.
The report says 139 executive-branch agencies responded to the GenAI inventory requested under Executive Order 738.
It says 104 respondents reported no GenAI products or services, while other respondents reported 108 products from 72 vendors.
The report says the inventory was probably incomplete because GenAI can be embedded in existing products without users noticing.
Limit: The figures are a self-reported 2024 executive-branch snapshot. They do not establish current use, performance, safety, public impact, or adoption in local government or the private sector.
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