Q: Mayor Donna Deegan’s administration will test the use of artificial intelligence while drafting this year’s city budget.
The city recently entered into a three-month contract with the enterprise AI company C3.ai for $9,500. Officials say the effort will analyze three of Jacksonville’s biggest departmental budgets: Public Works, Public Libraries and Parks, Recreation and Community Services.
The goal of the pilot program is to produce more timely revenue forecasting, locate duplications in the city’s vendor contracts more efficiently, isolate overspending and be more nimble in financial decision-making, Deegan officials say…