(The Center Square) – Maryland officials say they are exploring how artificial intelligence could be used to support parts of the state’s food assistance program after the state was awarded federal grants aimed at modernizing public services.
Gov. Wes Moore’s office announced Tuesday that Maryland secured more than $2.6 million in grants over two years to fund artificial intelligence projects across several state agencies. One of the projects focuses on developing tools to help streamline work verification for food assistance and Medicaid programs, according to the state.
The effort is being led by the Maryland Department of Human Services, along with the Maryland Department of Health, Maryland Benefits and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, as part of a multi-state project. State officials said the work will involve developing and testing AI tools that could eventually be deployed more broadly…