The Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure says governments must build trusted digital infrastructure before AI can scale across public services. As governments rush to adopt generative AI, the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI) argues many risk repeating the mistakes of the blockchain era by treating AI as a shortcut rather than building the digital infrastructure it depends on. Abadie and the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure created it to bring home the idea that without strong digital public infrastructure, AI cannot function reliably inside government systems. Three layers of government AITo make things practical the framework breaks government AI into three layers: AI blocks, DPI workflows and agents. Article TopicsCentre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI) | digital government | digital public infrastructure | DPI-AI Framework | generative AI | government services