Engaged California

06/01/2026

💻 AI is changing how we work. What has your experience been? How has AI affected you? Engaged California is inviting you to share your perspective.

It just takes 6 easy steps to join the conversation and share your thoughts on the impacts of AI on work. This step-by-step guide walks you through it.

Don’t wait. The platform closes on June 5. Don’t miss this opportunity.

Are you ready to join the conversation?

🔗Visit https://bit.ly/42S01fb to get started, and read our latest blog to learn more about Engaged California https://bit.ly/4tYISeZ

05/26/2026

Right now, Californians have an important opportunity to tell the State how they feel about the Impacts of AI.

California Office of Data and Innovation (ODI) Director Jeffery Marino has an important message about why we need your participation in Engaged California.

Join the conversation today: https://bit.ly/42S01fb

05/21/2026

“Today is just the first step as we rewrite policy and direction, creating a future of work that works for all.” -Governor Newsom

In his latest Executive Order, the Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that California is taking a first-of-its-kind approach to prepare for the impacts of AI on the future of work.

Engaged California is currently inviting all State residents to have their say on how AI is affecting their work, the economy and what we should do about it.

Your voice can help shape California’s future:

🪑Every Californian gets a seat at the table
🔗All Californians are invited to sign up at https://bit.ly/42S01fb
✨Your input will inform state departments and agencies to prepare for impacts of AI to the workforce

➡️Join the conversation and sign up today, and read the press release https://bit.ly/4dyngzT

05/18/2026

🎙️The word is out!

What is your perspective on AI in California? Engaged California is looking for your input. We want to hear from you. Share your perspective on Engaged California and help shape what State government does next.

🔗Sign up today and join the conversation https://bit.ly/42S01fb

How Is AI Affecting California? The State Wants You to Share Your Story
The program marks the first time the state has opened the platform to all Californians. State officials said the effort is designed to give residents a direct role in discussions about how AI should be regulated and used as the technology rapidly expands across industries.
https://www.postnewsgroup.com/?p=714490

05/15/2026

“Engaged California is a tool of what is called “deliberative democracy”: not a poll, not a comment box, not the shouting match social media has trained us to expect.”
-Office of Data and Innovation (ODI) Director Jeffery Marino

In a recent Los Angeles Times op-ed, Director Marino and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace nonresident scholar Micah Weinberg explore how Engaged California and deliberative democracy can help rebuild trust between people and their government.

Read the op-ed: https://bit.ly/4tDUOCU
Sign up to join the Engaged California conversation on AI : https://bit.ly/42S01fb

05/13/2026

California is leading the nation with a new approach to public engagement.

Government Technology featured Engaged California’s current statewide conversation: the Impact of AI on work. The topic invites all California residents to share their thoughts on how AI is impacting their jobs, the economy, and what their government should do about it.

The Office of Data and Innovation (ODI) is running the program that allows the government to listen at scale.

“The approach has helped officials find the actionable policy ideas people were raising with their input, even if they were not framed as such.” -Jarrett Krumrei, ODI Lead Product Manager

Read the article https://bit.ly/492vmzw and join the Engaged California conversation to share your perspective on AI and work in California https://bit.ly/42S01fb

05/09/2026

➡️Engaged California is expanding statewide.

Governor Newsom announced the next topic of conversation: the Impacts of AI on work.

This first-in-the-nation digital democracy effort wants ALL Californians to share how they feel about AI.

As AI creates new opportunities, it also raises questions about jobs, equity, and the future of work. Engaged California is helping create a space for thoughtful dialogue to inform how California responds.

🔗Read the full press release here https://bit.ly/4eyFtj7 and visit
https://bit.ly/3OOkFd3 to learn more about Engaged California.

05/07/2026

▶️AI is shifting industries across the state. How is it impacting your work and community?

We want to hear from you. Your voice helps inform how the State responds.

💡Share your thoughts about AI with Engaged California.

🔗Sign up today and be part of the conversation at: https://bit.ly/42S01fb

04/22/2026

“Every stage of this work went through a round of human-led QA. This process helped us understand how to use new AI tools better. It also helped garner trust in the results. And informed how we build out a framework for future analyses like this.”
-Summer Mothwood

Engaged California is a program led by the Office of Data and Innovation (ODI). It listens at scale and uses emerging technology to turn public input into data.

In our latest blog, Summer Mothwood, ODI’s Principal Analytics Engineer, takes a deeper dive into our most recent Engaged California conversation with the State workforce. She explains how our team analyzed their feedback using AI, grounded in human oversight.

We’re also taking this moment to recognize women in STEM, who contribute to complex, data-driven work in government.

Read How we used AI to lift the voices of California state employees https://bit.ly/4sTq00y and visit https://bit.ly/4sJPTzT to learn more about Engaged California.

04/10/2026

State agencies and departments are better equipped to improve services when they can learn from one another.

This is a key part of the Office of Data and Innovation’s (ODI) mission. Through training and collaborations, we use data and human-centered design to improve services for all Californians.

In our latest blog, Principal Data Scientist Monica Bobra and Principal Analytics Engineer Summer Mothwood share how ODI’s CalData team launched the Data Science Community of practice to help break down silos across State government and share best practices.

https://bit.ly/4c6ntK0