US EditionChatGPT helps write this mayor's speeches. Now he wants a thousand city workers using AI
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, JUL 17 – San Jose plans to train 1,000 city workers, about 15% of staff, to use AI tools for tasks like pothole complaints and criminal investigations, aiming to boost productivity by 20-50%.
- Before a ribbon-cutting ceremony in San Jose, Mayor Mahan asks ChatGPT for talking points on Thursday, July 17, 2025, in San Jose, California.
- San Jose purchased 89 ChatGPT licenses at $400 each, complementing earlier this year’s Operator pilot from OpenAI to expand AI capabilities.
- City employees now leverage AI for tasks like pothole complaints, bus routing and criminal investigations, `eliminate drudge work`, Matt Mahan said.
- From budget drafting to background memos, AI has produced a $5.6 billion budget, and San Jose reports no major pilot mishaps.
- Looking ahead, this initiative joins a broader Bay Area trend, with Gartner warning over 40% of agentic AI projects may be canceled by 2027.
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San Jose mayor uses AI for work - San José Spotlight
By Matt O’Brien, AP Technology Writer Before the mayor of San Jose, California, arrives at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new business, his aides ask ChatGPT to help draft some talking points. “Elected officials do a tremendous amount of public speaking,” said Mayor Matt Mahan, whose recent itinerary has taken him from new restaurant and semiconductor startup openings to a festival of lowriding car culture. Other politicians might be skittish a…
ChatGPT helps prepare this mayor’s talking points. Now he wants a thousand city workers using AI
Other politicians might be skittish admitting a chatbot co-wrote their speech or that it helped draft a $5.6 billion budget for the new fiscal year, but Mayor Mahan is trying to lead by example.
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ChatGPT helps write this mayor's speeches. Now he wants a thousand city workers using AI
Before the mayor of San Jose, California, arrives at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new business, his aides ask ChatGPT to help draft some talking points.“Elected officials do a tremendous amount of public speaking,” said Mayor Matt Mahan, whose recent itinerary has taken him from new restaurant and semiconductor startup openings to a festival of lowriding car culture.
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