March 21, 2025 - Pittsburgh, PA
Governor Josh Shapiro joined leaders from OpenAI, Carnegie Mellon University, and Pennsylvania's labor community to unveil the results of the Commonwealth's first-in-the-nation Generative AI Pilot Program. The findings revealed that employees had a highly positive experience, reporting an average time savings of 95 minutes per day while using ChatGPT for writing, research, summarization, and IT support. The pilot underscored the importance of human oversight, demonstrated AI's potential to streamline government operations, and showed that Commonwealth employees across various roles, ages, and demographics benefited from the tool. Employees across multiple roles - including human resources, information technology, policy, and program management - benefited from the tool, helping them work more efficiently and focus on more complex, high-value tasks. Launched as part of the Shapiro Administration's commitment to responsibly integrating artificial intelligence into government operations, the pilot program provided state employees with access to ChatGPT Enterprise to enhance efficiency, streamline workflows, and improve the delivery of services for Pennsylvanians. List of Speakers:Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam JahanianGovernor Shapiro Harrison MacRae, Director of Emerging Technologies at OASteve Catanese, President of SEIU Local 668Kaylene Wance, an eLearning Developer at OAChris Lehane, OpenAI's Chief Global Affairs Officer
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