Q&A
Discussion of the 'validity and reliability' principle in AI governance
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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez and Alex Foard discuss the 'validity and reliability' principle in AI governance, focusing on who is responsible for assessing AI solutions' validity for their intended tasks.
- The principle states that 'the city should assess whether AI solutions are valid for their tasks'
- Foard clarifies that the principles are intended to be used by all city agencies
- Discussion reveals that individual agencies are primarily responsible for assessing the validity of AI solutions for their specific needs
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:36:13
Okay.
0:36:14
I'm gonna have a ask a couple more questions, and I'm gonna pass it off to accounts member of how do you know?
0:36:19
So like I said, I agree with with so many of the principles, and, again, wanna acknowledge that it took a lot of work.
0:36:25
There's no shade being thrown at all.
0:36:27
I think it I think it's It's a robust document.
0:36:31
Obviously, anticipating more progress reports, but I think it's it's a big undertaking.
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So I just wanna acknowledge that.
0:36:37
And one of the principles that that we agree with or that I agree with is validity and reliability.
0:36:43
And that piece states the city should therefore assess whether AI solutions are valid for their tasks.
0:36:49
And I just wanna confirm, in that sense, as the city the city is referring to OTI?
Alex Foard
0:36:55
So the principles are intended to be used by any city agency.
0:36:58
They're intended to set the best practices that the city should consider as they move forward with AI technology.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:37:03
So agencies on their own can assess whether AI solutions are valid for their task.
0:37:07
It's OTI, again, providing this guidance is not necessarily comparing notes is not assessing.
Alex Foard
0:37:14
Right.
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So agencies are the holders of their business needs.
0:37:18
Right?
0:37:19
They're the ones who know best what they need to do and what problems they have and what solutions they're looking to fill.
0:37:25
So agencies are best equip to be able to understand the validity of any technology solution as part of problem solving.
