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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders launched an AI working group in June 2024 and established the Arkansas AI & Analytics Center of Excellence, chaired by the state Chief Data Officer, to develop guidelines and pilot projects for safe AI use in state government. The AI CoE's reports (including a September 2025 Government Effectiveness report and a safety report received in February 2026) recommended AI tools for state employees, an AI-enabled services portal, NIST-based evaluation and a Chief AI Officer, a position the state began recruiting in December 2025. In October 2025 the state partnered with Google to offer no-cost AI and career-certificate scholarships to Arkansans 18 and older, and in 2026 the Department of Commerce led the state's proposal for an NSF AI-Ready America coordination hub.

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Flagship national eventUS AI Congress 2027March 24–25, 2027 · National Press Club, Washington, D.C.Bring Arkansas's voice to the national convening for America's AI future. Learn more ↗

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Events

AI events in Arkansas

Thu, Nov 5Human in the Age of AI: Should I Put That in ChatGPT?6:30 PM EST · Little Rock, AR · The Venture Center
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Thu, Oct 22AI This Week: Open Circle6:00 PM EDT · Online · New Jersey Artificial Intelligence Meetup Group
Fri, Oct 23Land AI — AI for Smarter Land Decisions11:00 AM EDT · Online · The AI Collective (formerly GenAI Collective)
Fri, Oct 23The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Friday, Oct 2312:00 PM EDT · Online · The AI Collective (formerly GenAI Collective)

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Jobs

AI jobs in Arkansas

Remote roles open across the US
Senior Facilities EngineerCrusoe · Remote - US / Remote / United States
Construction Project Specialist, BuildingCrusoe · Warrenton, MO - US / United States
Senior Construction Manager - BuildingCrusoe · Warrenton, MO - US / United States

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News

AI news from Arkansas

A-State Board approves AI, technology and security policy changesTalk Business & Politics · 3d ago
A-State receives $2.1 million grant for AI research in the steel manufacturing sectorTalk Business & Politics · Oct 15
Northwest Arkansas candidates tackle AI, affordability in US House debateArkansas Advocate · Oct 14
Arkansas sues OpenAI, claiming company misled consumers about ChatGPT safetyArkansas Advocate · Oct 14
AI companies could learn safety lessons from the history of nuclear weaponsArkansas Advocate · Oct 2

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Training

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Make America AI-Ready: AI 101 by TextU.S. Department of Labor · Beginner · 7 days · ~1 hr total
Introduction to Generative AIGoogle Skills · Beginner · 45 min
Introduction to Large Language ModelsGoogle Skills · Beginner · 1 hr
Introduction to Responsible AIGoogle Skills · Beginner · 15 min
Generative AI for Educators with GeminiGrow with Google · Beginner · 2 hrs
Kaggle Learn: Intro to Machine LearningKaggle · Beginner · Self-paced

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Official resources

Arkansas AI resources

Policy & standardsAI CoE Initial ReportArkansas AI & Analytics Center of ExcellenceDecember 6, 2024 initial report of the Arkansas AI & Analytics Center of Excellence recommending data protection, AI governance including a Chief AI Officer, shared secure AI infrastructure, AI literacy for state workers and AI talent pipelines, plus nine guardrail principles and fraud and recidivism pilots.governor.arkansas.gov ↗Policy & standardsAI in Arkansas: Government Effectiveness ReportArkansas AI & Analytics Center of Excellence (Office of the Governor)September 2025 report recommending secure AI assistants for state workers, AI for fleet, procurement and facilities operations, anomaly detection to reduce fraud in Medicaid, SNAP, unemployment and tax programs, and a single AI-enabled state services portal.governor.arkansas.gov ↗Toolkit & guideAI-Ready America (Arkansas Coordination Hub Proposal)Arkansas Department of CommerceCommerce-led effort to win a federal AI-Ready America State Coordination Hub award (about $1M/year for three years), which would maintain a public inventory of state AI resources, a strategic plan and adoption support. Stakeholder meeting recordings posted; proposals were due July 16, 2026.commerce.arkansas.gov ↗Toolkit & guideArkansas Grow with Google Digital and AI Skills ScholarshipsArkansas Department of Commerce / Arkansas Economic Development CommissionSince October 2025, Arkansans 18+ can apply for no-cost Google scholarships on Coursera covering AI Essentials, Prompting Essentials and nine Google Career Certificates (e.g., data analytics, cybersecurity, IT support).commerce.arkansas.gov ↗Policy & standardsGovernor Sanders Receives AI Center of Excellence Effectiveness and Safety ReportOffice of the Governor of ArkansasFebruary 13, 2026 release summarizing AI CoE recommendations, including a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, NIST standards for evaluating AI systems, stronger data and cybersecurity foundations, transparency standards and statewide AI literacy for employees.governor.arkansas.gov ↗

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