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After being established in 2021, the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee elected its first members to advise the federal government on A...

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PHILADELPHIA — Benefits Data Trust, a Philadelphia nonprofit that helps people overcome barriers to government benefits for food, housing and health care, received a $20 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the organization announced Tuesday. The gift allows the group to “energize our thinking

Also, Dan Cardinali intends to leave Independent Sector this year, and New England Public Media has hired its next president.

© Getty Images As checks are distributed through the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, it’s important to remember the work is not finished until the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES Act’s beneficiaries — including the 25 million workers who were unemployed as a result of the coronavirus recession — actually receive their checks. While often under-emphasized or simply taken for granted, the process of getting federal resources to people is i...

Chatbot Wyatt helps seniors apply for FAFSA High school seniors who need help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form can now get support through Wyatt, a free assistance chatbot that replies to students’ FAFSA questions via text. Wyatt was launched through a partnership between the College Board and Benefits Data Trust, a national nonprofit that helps connect people to public assistance. The chatbot, which is available to students until February, answers stude...