PORTLAND, Ore. — What's the appropriate and ethical use of AI? It's a big question , and one that Nik Blosser is tasked with solving as Oregon's first-ever Chief Privacy Officer and AI Strategist. He spoke to KGW this week about what those new titles entail.

Blosser's family is in the wine business, and he grew up on a winery before going to run as a software company. He also served as chief of staff to former Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and stepped into his latest role about two and a half months ago.

"You really get a view of what all the leaders of agencies want to do, and I took special interest in supporting the governor in IT investments at the time," he said of his prior role. "The state has a number of very old systems that need modernization, so certainly that was something we were

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