First-term Cook County Clerk of Court Iris Martinez said the glitch — which redirected users to an “NFL-related” website — did not involve ransomware and did not expose anyone’s personal information, but her office opted to take the resources offline for several weeks as tech specialists worked to shore up security measures.
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.