Systems and Software in Use
AI systems in use
Maryland state agencies use the following AI systems, platforms, and software in a range of contexts. Each vendor is shown in parentheses.
Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant (Adobe): An AI engine embedded in Acrobat that provides summaries and answers questions about PDF documents.
Adobe Creative Cloud - Sensei (Adobe): A suite of creative tools that uses Adobe Sensei AI for tasks like automated image masking, object removal, and video analysis.
Ahrefs (Ahrefs): A text processing tool that rewrites content to change tone or clarify meaning.
AI Builder - Power Platform (Microsoft): A low-code AI integration tool that automates workflows and provides predictive analysis on business data.
Amazon Bedrock (Amazon Web Services (AWS)): A fully managed service that offers high-performing foundation models (FMs) via a single API to build generative AI applications.
Analysis and Renovation Catalyst - ARC (IBM): A generative AI tool that analyzes legacy mainframe code to identify key components for modernization.
ArcGIS Online AI Assistant (Esri): Uses generative AI to help users perform tasks like creating SQL queries, generating scripts, and finding tools within the mapping interface via natural language prompts.
ArcGIS Pro - Image Analyst (Esri): Advanced GIS desktop software; the Image Analyst extension uses deep learning models for automated feature extraction from satellite imagery.
Automation 360 (Automation Anywhere): Combines Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with AI to automate repetitive business tasks and process unstructured data.
Azure AI Foundry, Hub, and Projects (Microsoft/OpenAI): Azure AI Foundry is a unified platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering by Microsoft, designed to streamline the development, deployment, and management of AI applications and agents. It provides developers with a robust infrastructure, enterprise-grade tools, and a wide array of AI models to build scalable and secure AI solutions.
Beautiful.ai (Beautiful.ai): A presentation software that uses generative AI to automatically design, format, and adjust slides based on the content added by the user.
Blaze.ai (Blaze): An AI marketing tool designed to generate copy and assets for social media campaigns.
Canva (Canva): A graphic design platform with AI features for image generation and editing.
Canva - Magic Write (Canva): A generative AI text tool embedded in a design platform that helps brainstorm and draft content.
Canvas LMS (Instructure): A Learning Management System (LMS) with AI features like "Smart Search" and "Intelligent Insights" to analyze course content and discussions.
ChatGPT (OpenAI): A large language model capable of generating text, summarizing complex information, and brainstorming ideas based on user prompts.
ChatGPT Team/Enterprise (OpenAI): A conversational AI model used for drafting text, brainstorming ideas, and summarizing information within a secure, enterprise-grade Azure workspace.
Claude (Anthropic): A large language model (LLM) known for strong reasoning and coding capabilities; request tracks login usage via Google credentials.
Constant Contact AI (Constant Contact): A content generation tool that uses AI to draft marketing and communication text for emails and social media.
Copilot for Power BI (Microsoft): Uses generative AI to create reports, summarize datasets, and generate DAX calculations from natural language prompts.
Custom Business Chatbot (Tyler Technologies): Uses Natural Language Understanding (LUIS) to create conversational question-and-answer pairs.
Custom Dev - Chatbot (TBD): Uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to automate responses to public inquiries regarding benefits and application status.
Custom Dev - Doc Recognition (TBD): Uses AI including OCR to automatically ingest, classify, and analyze documents submitted by the public for benefits programs.
Custom Dev - Intake Tool (TBD): Uses AI to streamline the intake, classification, and processing of civil rights complaints.
Custom Dev - POC (TBD): Uses machine learning to analyze 404 errors and intelligently redirect users to the correct valid URL.
DALL-E (OpenAI): An AI image generator that creates visual art from natural language descriptions.
Databricks Apps (DataBricks): Databricks Apps helps you build apps that run directly within your Databricks environment, or with tools such as Visual Studio Code and PyCharm.
Databricks Unity Catalog (DataBricks): Databricks is a unified, open analytics platform for building, deploying, sharing, and maintaining enterprise-grade data, analytics, and AI solutions at scale.
DaVinci Resolve Studio (Blackmagic Design): A video editing suite that uses neutral engine AI for tasks like facial recognition, object removal, and voice isolation.
FirstTouchAI (FirstTouchAI): Uses AI to capture, analyze, and report on client interactions to reduce the manual administrative burden on caseworkers.
FSCompanion.ai (Freedom Scientific): An AI assistant specifically designed to provide support and guidance for Fusion accessibility software.
Gemini (Google): A multimodal AI model designed to analyze documents and data to provide concise insights and summaries.
Gemini / Microsoft 365 Copilot (Google / Microsoft): Generative AI assistants from both Google and Microsoft that help with legal drafting, research, and document summarization.
Gemini / NotebookLM (Google): NotebookLM uses AI to summarize and answer questions about specific uploaded documents using retrieval augmented generation (RAG).
Gemini for Google Workspace (Google): Enterprise-grade generative AI chatbot integrated into Google Workspace for drafting text, brainstorming, deep research, and answering queries.
GitHub Copilot and Office 365 Copilot (Microsoft): GitHub Copilot helps developers write code in coding environments, while M365 Copilot assists with productivity in Office apps (Word, Excel, Teams) using work data.
Google AI Studio (Google): A web-based prototyping environment that allows developers to build, test, and deploy generative AI models using Gemini's API.
Grammarly (Grammarly): An AI writing assistant used to compose, rewrite, and reply to text with improved tone and accuracy.
Hospice Dynamix (Hospice Dynamix): An AI-powered predictive analytics solution that integrates with EHR systems to predict length of stay (PLOS) and analyze compliance risks.
Hyperscience Platform (Hyperscience): Uses machine learning for Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) to automatically classify documents and extract handwritten or typed data with high accuracy.
IBM Security Guardium - UBA (IBM): A security analytics tool that uses AI to monitor system interactions and detect anomalies in user behavior.
InVideo (InVideo): An AI-powered video creation platform that generates video scripts and scenes from prompts.
Julius AI (Julius AI): An AI data analysis tool that can analyze structured data files and generate visualizations.
JusticeText (JusticeText): An AI-powered transcription and evidence management tool designed to analyze body cam footage and audio.
Leetron Vision (Leetron Vision LLC): Collects FHWA 13 Vehicle Class data non intrusively and safely using an AI camera/video classification system.
Loomly (Loomly): A social media management platform that uses AI to suggest post ideas and optimize content schedules.
Maestro (Maestro): A platform featuring an AI chatbot designed to interact with users and provide automated guidance.
MeetGeek (MeetGeek): An AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings automatically.
Microsoft 365 Copilot (Microsoft): Embeds generative AI into Microsoft apps (Word, Excel, Teams) to assist with drafting documents, summarizing meetings, and analyzing data.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft): AI-powered digital assistant that helps users draft content, summarize information, analyze data, and manage workflows within Microsoft's suite of products.
Microsoft Copilot Studio (Microsoft): Microsoft's low-code platform to create custom AI agents that perform specific tasks using each agency's data, systems, and processes within Microsoft's product ecosystem.
Napkin.ai (Napkin.ai): A visual storytelling tool that uses generative AI to convert text descriptions into professional diagrams and charts for documents.
Otter.ai (Otter.ai): An automated meeting assistant that joins calls to transcribe audio and extract action items.
Perplexity AI (Perplexity AI): An AI-powered conversational search engine that uses Large Language Models (LLMs) to provide summarized answers with real-time web citations.
Read.ai (Read AI): An AI meeting assistant that automatically generates transcriptions, summaries, and playback highlights from virtual meetings.
Recite Me (Recite Me): A cloud-based accessibility toolbar that provides text-to-speech, translation, and styling options to make websites accessible for people with disabilities.
Salesforce Einstein (Salesforce): A CRM-integrated AI that analyzes customer and industry data to generate predictions, recommendations, and summaries.
ScanWriter (Personable, Inc.): Uses intelligent automation to convert paper documents and digital files into structured Excel data.
Scribe (Scribe Security): Captures screen activity to automatically generate step-by-step Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documentation with screenshots.
ServiceNow Now Assist (ServiceNow): Uses generative AI to summarize tickets, generate resolution notes, and power virtual agents within the ITSM platform.
Topaz Photo AI (Topaz Labs): An image enhancement tool that uses deep learning to denoise, sharpen, and improve low-resolution photos.
Westlaw Precision (Thomson Reuters): A legal research tool that uses AI trained on statutory and case law to answer legal questions with citations.
Zoom AI Companion (Zoom): A meeting assistant embedded in Zoom that provides real-time transcription and highlights of recorded audio.