The AI can work overnight. It can absorb administrative volume. But it cannot sit at the council table.

City governments' circumspect approaches to AI could likely be attributed to varying public perception. 

Issuers who aren't using AI to protect themselves are relying on older code that won't be able to hold up, one expert said.

Given the vastness of the municipal bond universe, analysts have credited some technologies for providing participants witthe ability to better manage, evaluate and navigate the market. 

The optimization of fixed-income portfolios using AI may come at the cost of training the next generation of muni market analysts and portfolio managers.

Treat AI like the best junior analyst you have ever hired, and manage it like one.

Artificial intelligence is changing the world, including the way bond issuers are dealing with disclosures to investors and relations with the Security and Exchange Commission.

Issuance is on pace for another year of record supply even as factors driving credit spreads change, Center for Municipal Finance Director Justin Marlowe said.

The treasury and accounting software company DebtBook has launched two new artificial intelligence features, Insights and Marty.

Muni market professionals discuss the risks and benefits for issuers considering using AI to create disclosure documents. 

The AI data center boom will test communities' power, water and infrastructure capacity, requiring public finance professionals to determine who bears the costs and how private investment can produce lasting public benefit.

Investors are hesitant to welcome the concept of AI, which could predict rare muni defaults. Companies specializing in predictive AI for munis believe they'll be able to win over investors.

The lawmakers say their bills would establish safety standards for independent, third-party assessments of artificial intelligence systems and models.

Some shops have opted to build their own pricing systems, which provide customization and competitive advantages, although they carry hidden costs. Others have decided to buy to save time, upfront costs and get best built-in practices.

The $1.2 billion deal, issued by the California Community Choice Financing Authority and underwritten by Goldman Sachs, saw Alphabet as its funding recipient.

A surge in tax revenue driven by AI-related companies masks a persistent structural budget deficit, the Legislative Analyst's Office warned.

Rating agencies, infrastructure analysts and stakeholders are asking questions about the modeling assumptions underpinning data center financings.

Artificial intelligence is very soon going to allow treasury departments to spend vastly less time on routine work and more on stategy, thereby lowering borrowing costs.

Artificial intelligence will help maintain the nation's global competitiveness, according to a panel of political and tech leaders at the Milken Institute's Global conference.

While moratoriums on artificial intelligence hubs and public pushback against data centers dominate the news, more than 800 Midwest communities have approved major data centers, with Illinois as a growing hotspot with 229 sites.