CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order Tuesday establishing an artificial intelligence leadership council to guide the state's AI strategy and ensure responsible deployment of the technology across government operations .

The order creates three key components: an AI Leadership Council, an AI Accelerator within the North Carolina Department of Information Technology and AI Oversight Teams for each state agency. The council will be co-chaired by Secretary of Information Technology Teena Piccione and Secretary of Commerce Lee Lilley.

"AI has the potential to transform how we work and live, carrying with it both extraordinary opportunities and real risks," Stein said. "Our state will be stronger if we are equipped to take on these challenges responsibly."

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