Last year saw version 1.0 of the AI task force, which contributed to the passage of Senate Bill 4 Kentucky's first law establishing ethical guidelines for using AI in state government.
As for this year, co-chair Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe says the emphasis will shift.
"This next step is gonna be all around the uses of AI. So how much data do we need? How much energy consumption?" she says. "Land use is a very controversial conversation right now around the state, not to mention energy consumption and needs and how to prioritize that, especially in education. So we're gonna do some deeper dives into those next-step areas of AI."
It's a fast moving target, however, and Bledsoe says she's not sure exactly what types of bills might emerge from this year's task force.
In 2025 alone, nearly every state has introduced some kind of legislation addressing how AI is used in business, government, and public services.