{
  "id": 440965,
  "title": "Local governments are using AI more and more. But are they doing it wisely?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/local-governments-are-using-ai-more-and-more-but-are-they-doing-it",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-10T05:06:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
    "slug": "the-conversation-au",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/local-governments-are-using-ai-more-and-more-but-are-they-doing-it-wisely-288836"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "AI systems can already monitor traffic lights, scan for potholes and answer residents’ questions – the hard part is making sure people can trust them.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}