Operationalizing the Legal Framework: State Implementation of Hybrid Intelligence Across Digital Governance

Haris Alibašić ()
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Haris Alibašić: University of West Florida, Department of Business Administration

Chapter Chapter 4 in Hybrid Intelligence for Effective Digital Governance, 2026, pp 135-181 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter documents how California, Maryland, Washington, Massachusetts, and other jurisdictions translate legislative frameworks into operational systems affecting millions through benefits administration, environmental monitoring, public health surveillance, and infrastructure management. California’s “Poppy” generative AI platform, which encompasses various state departments, demonstrates coordinated implementation across fraud detection and wildfire prediction. Maryland’s AI Subcabinet coordination mechanism exemplifies governance-centered implementation spanning benefit eligibility, transportation, and environmental monitoring. Washington’s adoption of the NIST AI Risk Management Framework demonstrates standards-based implementation that leverages national consensus while preserving state flexibility. Massachusetts’s AI Center of Excellence and university-agency partnerships illustrate capacity-building through experiential learning programs. Analysis reveals stark contrasts between effective hybrid approaches that combine algorithmic screening with human caseworker review and problematic automation that prioritizes speed over accuracy. Environmental monitoring implementations demonstrate successful human-algorithm collaboration, integrating satellite imagery with expert interpretation. The chapter concludes that implementation success depends primarily on the quality of human-AI interaction design, institutional oversight capacity, and sustained investment in workforce development, rather than on technological sophistication alone.

Keywords: Operational implementation; Hybrid intelligence; Artificial intelligence; NIST framework; Benefits administration; Environmental monitoring; Workforce development; University partnerships; AI ethics; Good governance; Public policy; Accountability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-28086-2_4

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