Vic Miller is at the intersection of artificial intelligence and politics and government. Miller ran for mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, in August and finished a distant fourth.
Miller’s campaign revolved around his plan to turn local government decisions over to an AI-powered system called VIC (Virtual Integrated Citizen).
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