Q&A
Council member inquires about tech company reporting thresholds
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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez asks Bryan Lozano from Tech:NYC about the reporting requirements and thresholds that tech companies are comfortable with regarding AI tools used by the city. She emphasizes the need for transparency and assessment of these tools.
- Gutiérrez inquires about specific types of reporting tech companies are willing to provide
- She mentions Local Law 35 and expresses interest in understanding the value of AI contracts
- Lozano responds that Tech:NYC doesn't have a formal framework ready but will consult with members and provide feedback
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:51:36
Thank you.
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I have a couple of questions.
1:51:39
Brian, Thank you for testifying.
1:51:43
Just a question over what kind of tools or what kind of reporting do you think certain tech companies like, where is it exhaustive?
1:51:58
I know you kind of concluded, like, were too much regulation, right, would discourage.
1:52:03
And I think that certainly, like, the the spirit of so many of these bills is more on government transparency and just openness.
1:52:15
And so just curious kind of where what can you share and what are some of these tech companies thresholds?
1:52:21
I mean, it's very public.
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If they become a vendor with the city, We've got local law 35.
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I'm here asking for more information.
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I wanna understand the value of these contracts.
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I want these contracts.
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I want these tools to be assessed.
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And so where do you believe the the threshold on is for some of these tech companies?
1:52:40
Is it on reporting?
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Or where is it specifically?
Bryan Lozano
1:52:46
Thank you for the question, council member.
1:52:50
I think we don't have a formal framework that I can really give you immediately, but I think this is something that we can probably get back with our members and get some feedback on and get back to you.
1:53:01
I know that with local law 35, I think one of our our biggest things is, you know, not overregulating, and I think we can probably provide you with a little bit more definition around that.
1:53:11
But Currently, we don't have I don't have it right off, but I can work with our team and
