During floor debate at the Illinois Capitol last weekend, state Sen. Jason Plummer said House Bill 5093 would drive up the tuition costs for Illinois families. State Sen. Celina Villanueva, revenue committee chair, responded, “Senator, I’m not sure where you’re getting your information from, but I can tell you that based off of my conversations with universities, the cost is going to be negligible."
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.