Q&A
Q&A on OTI staffing for Local Law 35 and AI initiatives
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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez questions Alex Foard from OTI about the staffing dedicated to Local Law 35 reporting and AI initiatives. They discuss the specific roles and responsibilities within OTI.
- OTI has a dedicated staff member, the algorithms reporting manager, focused on Local Law 35
- Alex Foard and the director of AI and machine learning oversee all AI work at OTI
- The same set of individuals work on both Local Law 35 reporting and the AI principles and action plan
- Additional expertise from within the agency is brought in to support specific tasks as needed
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:36:40
Okay.
1:36:40
Thank you.
1:36:41
I may have some more just related related to that down the line.
1:36:50
Okay.
1:36:51
And then on So this is council member Powers' bill.
1:36:59
Yeah.
1:37:00
Oh, yeah.
1:37:01
Okay.
1:37:01
No.
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I apologize.
1:37:02
Sorry.
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I just wanted to ask on intro 199.
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Can you share how many employees from your office are working on local law 35 on the report?
Alex Foard
1:37:12
Sure.
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So we actually have a dedicated staff member whose focus is local law 35, our algorithms reporting manager.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:37:19
Rave Sol.
Alex Foard
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Renata Garica sitting here in problem.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:37:22
Thank you for your service.
Alex Foard
1:37:24
And then in addition, myself and Xiaochuan, who's our director of AI, machine learning oversee our all of our AI work.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:37:31
Okay.
1:37:32
And can you share how many of your the OTI staff is working on the AI principles and action plan.
Alex Foard
1:37:38
That's the same set of individuals.
1:37:40
You bring in additional expertise from within the agency to support in specific ways.
Julie Menin
1:37:46
Okay.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:37:52
Okay.
