AGENCY TESTIMONY
Feedback on Introduction 1099: Reporting AI impacts on city employees
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OTI provides feedback on Introduction 1099, which proposes to amend annual algorithmic tools compliance reporting to include the impacts of these tools on city employees and employment responsibilities. The testimony expresses some reservations about the approach.
- Emphasizes that OTI views AI as augmenting rather than replacing the city's workforce
- Notes that individual AI tools are unlikely to have direct one-to-one impacts on employee numbers, duties, or salaries
- Agrees on the importance of examining AI impacts on the workforce but suggests the bill as written may not produce useful insights
Alex Foard
0:13:19
Finally, intro 1099 would amend annual algorithmic tools compliance reporting to include the impacts of algorithmic tools on city employees and employment responsibilities.
0:13:27
I would like to ensure the committee that the work we're doing promotes the responsible use of AI in the public sector.
0:13:32
Thus, we view AI as augmenting rather than replacing any of the city's workforce.
0:13:37
Specifically, we will evaluate the business capabilities and fitness of a tool to support our workforce, so employees have more time to focus on the things that are most critical.
0:13:44
With respect to the legislation, individual AI tools are unlikely to have one to one impacts on the number of employees an employee's official duties or an individual salary.
0:13:53
While we agree that it is important to examine the impacts of AI in our workforce, the bill is written will not produce useful insights.
