Andrew Nicklin

Technology, policy, & data advisor. Software & data engineer. Futurist. @govex_jhu @johnshopkins ≪ @nygov ≪ @nycofficeoftech ≪ @nycparks.

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Weird, I thought they were trying to reduce needless government stuff.

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

@khoney @USDS @DOGE Except: Their truth is relative; they move fast and break stuff. Zero respect for career fed employees. And perhaps most importantly, they just haven’t earned anyone’s trust.

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Reduce link rot and make federal websites more efficient: A reset of https://t.co/cyXbKqtuYH happens every presidential changeover; federal government agencies and news orgs and everyone really just should stop linking to it.

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Re: "[State CIOs] said data management is a major obstacle" in adopting AI (from https://t.co/OudEEzbQje ), then maybe AI at #3 and data management at #6 in their 2024 priorities is backwards? https://t.co/5zTvdzszFj @chris_teale

[Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence @govex_jhu]

How will AI power our future? Check out #GovEx Senior Research Data Manager @technickle and Data Scientist Maeve Mulholland's (and a chatbot’s) reflections from the inaugural @DenAiSummit. https://t.co/MQXXLUOzh5

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

When we are publishing data & metadata for GenAI consumption, since the data is already inherently biased, do we center equity through metadata? Are there patterns / best practices for this?

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

@RobTerrin Everyone in the tribe is a leader of something…

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

“Kai-ohs” is I guess how we’re supposed to acronym Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers (CAIO)? I know it’s not the same spelling but CIAOs (chows) has a certain ring to it.

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Counterpoint to the demands for machine-readable open data: maybe GenAI would use it more effectively if we’d just left it in PDFs?

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Internection: a portmanteau invented by my son to mean internet connection. As in “Dad: I can’t play multiplayer. Can you please fix my internection?”

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Am I overreacting when I feel like making a stock image black girl the poster child for "misbehavior" in Florida (to a government & policy audience, no less) is a bad idea? https://t.co/G6ezoKY9yQ

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

.@ojwise and his team are asking very smart questions about evolution of open data towards AI-readiness. @CommerceGov are asking the public
for input. - https://t.co/M4YNcERAc6

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Question: as a resident of the US, what apps can I not access right now in the Apple App Store because of US regulatory restrictions? (Not looking for those that just aren’t available to me if their audience is elsewhere or they are regulated by their home countries.)

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

AI can't do it yet, so we want a human to help us shape a community of government leaders using AI responsibly. Join our team! https://t.co/T9MZVQqYCf

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

As a coauthor of one of the AI toolkits discussed in this academic meta-analysis, I found this interesting to read. https://t.co/SfIDDXF1yg Thank you @richmondywong @mmadaio et al for your work on it

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

The hype cycle is real, y’all.

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

A sad day for California; @JoyBonaguro leaves some very big boots to fill.

[Joy Bonaguro @JoyBonaguro]

Yesterday was my last day as the Chief Data Officer of the State of California. I started just before the pandemic and lockdown and have a few reflections on my time in this role.

https://t.co/UQq0AjxDLo

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Hot take: most parents of younger kids could probably do a decent job at AI prompt engineering.

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Good to see some counterbalance to the very valid concerns about generative AI and hallucination/deliberate misinformation.

[Beth Simone Noveck @bethnoveck]

Imagine using #GenerativeAI image generation to help imagine urban futures like this one? Learn how in this brief primer for public professionals. https://t.co/B4bqlfTLMi @BurnesCenter @TheGovLab @thekidpundit

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Also does the lookout have bathrooms for the pups? Or do they just “go” outside between takes?

[Andrew Nicklin @technickle]

Imagine how much faster the Paw Patrol pups would get to emergencies if Ryder didn’t summon them to the lookout and subject them to an animated PowerPoint presentation.