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Transparency measures in the AI Action Plan and principles document

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Council Member Gutiérrez inquires about guidance in the AI Action Plan for agencies to notify New Yorkers about AI/ADS use in decision-making. Alex Foard explains the approach taken in the principles document and generative AI preliminary use guidance.

The AI Action Plan does not prescribe a one-size-fits-all approach to public notification
Transparency and notification principles are built into the OTI's principles document
Generative AI preliminary use guidance includes recommendations for public notice
The focus is on instilling values of transparency and accountability city-wide rather than creating a singular process

Jennifer Gutiérrez

1:39:14

Is there and I'm sorry if I missed this in the action plan, but is there something covered in the action plan where as part of guidance agencies are required, encouraged, but to notify New Yorkers specifically public facing.

1:39:28

I know that there are some There's some decision making based on on the reports that it's not necessarily public facing or or, you know, creating decisions or matching right away.

1:39:42

But is there something in the action plan already that exists in in those instances where a new worker can understand what I submitted, and the decision that I have now in my email is is based off of a tool is made is based off of EDS.

Alex Foard

1:39:58

Right.

1:39:58

So there's definitely not a one size fits all approach to what we would recommend for that.

1:40:02

I think what we've done is built that idea of transparency, notification that's built into our our excuse me, our principles document under the transparency section, so giving agencies an idea of what it means to be transparent about those tools.

1:40:17

Also part of our generative AI preliminary use guidance, where we also talk about, you know, notification, public notice.

1:40:23

It's etcetera.

1:40:24

So it's less around building a singular process and more about making sure that we are instilling the values of transparency and accountability within city use city wide.

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