the nation’s most comprehensive state-level AI governance frameworks, anchored in innovation, transparency, and human dignity. Our approach began with a simple principle: technology must never outpace values. We enacted first-in-the-nation protections against AI- generated child exploitation. We also modernized tools for prosecutors and law-enforcement officers to combat deep-fake extortion, AI-enabled fraud schemes, and malicious impersonation which threatens families and businesses in every corner of our state. However, guarding against harm is only part of the answer. Texas must lead with responsible innovation and smart governance, which is why we created the Texas Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council and established clear statewide standards for the use of AI in government services. Those standards rest on common sense and timeless principles. When government utilizes
automated systems, Texans deserve transparency about when those tools influenced outcomes. They deserve a human touch to explain decisions and correct mistakes. They deserve safeguards and accountability. Most importantly, they deserve certainty that technology exists to serve our people, not the other way around. In practice, this means an automated tool used for something routine — like filing a permit request or checking benefits status — is treated differently than a system involved in decisions affecting liberty, livelihood, or healthcare. Higher- risk systems face greater testing, monitoring, and human oversight. Software vendors who want to work with Texas must demonstrate ethical data practices, technical transparency, and clearly documented model behavior. If a system cannot be clearly explained, it cannot be deployed in Texas government. That is the standard that Texans expect — and the one that will accelerate innovation by rewarding those who build responsibly.
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