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title: “Wait, the Government is Using Generative AI?” Yes. Yes, It Is.
description: Discover how Metal Toad and AWS are helping public sector organizations explore Generative AI with real-world use cases and AWS-funded proof-of-concept opportunities.
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# [“Wait, the Government is Using Generative AI?” Yes. Yes, It Is.](https://www.metaltoad.com/blog/wait-the-government-is-using-generative-ai-yes.-yes-it-is)

 Written by [Stacy Gordon, Director of AWS Alliances, Global](https://www.metaltoad.com/blog/author/stacy-gordon-director-of-aws-alliances-global) | Apr 23, 2025 3:34:59 PM

*How Metal Toad and AWS Are Helping Public Sector Organizations Get Smart (and Funded) with AI*

Hey there. I am the Account Director at Metal Toad…what does that mean?  I spend my days helping organizations figure out how to do more with less—and ideally, how to get AWS to foot the bill. If you're a public sector agency, education organization, or government-adjacent team trying to make sense of *this whole Generative AI thing*, allow me to translate the tech speak and spill some secrets.

Yes, GenAI is real. Yes, it's useful. And yes, AWS is literally offering **funding** to help you try it out.

## **Why Public Sector + GenAI = Match Made in Cloud Heaven**

Let’s face it—government work isn't exactly known for speed, automation, or sexy tech stacks. But that’s changing. With AWS cloud services and Metal Toad’s GenAI expertise, agencies are now solving real problems in creative ways.

Here’s what we’re seeing….

### **Use Case 1: Document Chaos, Meet Order**

**Agency Pain:** “We have a thousand forms and no idea what’s in them.”  
**GenAI Fix:** We built a solution that uses AWS Bedrock + Textract to automatically pull key data from PDFs, scanned forms, and even those ancient Word docs with tables from 2003. Instant insights. Zero data entry. Heroes made.

### **Use Case 2: Legal and Regulatory Time Machines**

**Agency Pain:** “Searching our archive is like time-traveling... badly.”  
**GenAI Fix:** We layered GenAI over dusty regulatory databases so users can ask normal questions and get instant answers. Think ChatGPT, but it knows your policy from 1997 and it’s actually accurate.

### **Use Case 3: Chatbots That Don’t Suck**

**Agency Pain:** “Our chatbot frustrates more people than it helps.”  
**GenAI Fix:** Custom GenAI chatbots, trained on your actual FAQs, policies, and tone of voice. They answer citizen questions about licensing, trash pickup, dog tags—you name it—without sounding like a broken help desk script.

## **And the Best Part? AWS Wants to Pay for It.**

I’m not joking. AWS has dedicated **public sector funding** designed to:

- Cover **proof-of-concept** efforts (translation: you get to try it before buying)
- Support **migration and modernization** projects
- **Provide AWS credits** so your team doesn’t feel like they’re stuck in a sci-fi movie

And yes—we help you secure the funding. We know the forms. We know the buzzwords. We even know the people (hi, AWS friends 👋).

## **Why Metal Toad?**

We’re not a fly-by-night AI vendor with a sketchy website and a hot take on LLMs. We’re a long-time **AWS Advanced Tier Consulting Partner** with real experience modernizing legacy systems. We bring a human-centered approach, actual delivery chops, and a clear understanding that your success has to work *in real life*, not just in a pitch deck.

Also, if you want to read more about the cost of implementing AI into your business, [read this article.](https://www.metaltoad.com/blog/how-much-would-it-cost-to-replace-a-human-with-genai)

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