They Said It Would Cost $54M. We Said "No Thanks."
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- Alberta's public servants used AI to rebuild critical government systems at a 95% cost reduction, spending approximately $2.64 million instead of the proposed $54 million for just one system.
- The PRISM Initiative replaced two legacy systems: PRISM Core for building and asset tracking, and PRISM Project for construction project management, now used by 643 government employees.
- AI tools like Google Gemini accelerated development by processing 50 hours of video walkthroughs into build-ready requirements in minutes and enabling rapid prototyping.
- A small team with domain expertise and modern AI tools delivered functional systems faster, fostering trust through biweekly updates and quick feedback implementation.
- The project sparked a cultural shift, with non-technical staff using AI tools to prototype features, supported by the Alberta AI Academy training over 1,700 public servants.