The U.S. Department of Commerce designated the iFAB Tech Hub in Champaign as one of 31 inaugural “Tech Hubs” nationwide, focusing on increasing domestic biomanufacturing through capacity and equipment as well as training a skilled work force. Illinois has the largest soy and second largest corn production in the U.S., which is key to biomanufacturing, iFAB reported.
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.