Published April 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
MIT Tech Review
Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 AM
Making AI operational in constrained public sector environments

The AI boom has hit across industries, and public sector organizations are facing pressure to accelerate adoption. At the same time, government institutions face distinct constraints around security, governance, and operations that set them apart from their business counterparts. For this reason, purpose-built small language models (SLMs) offer a…
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