{"id":1655,"date":"2023-10-17T02:20:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T02:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/business\/new-york-city-unveils-an-artificial-intelligence-action-plan\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T02:20:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T02:20:20","slug":"new-york-city-unveils-an-artificial-intelligence-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/?p=1655","title":{"rendered":"New York City unveils an \u2018artificial intelligence action plan\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_7E89F0AF-2198-F2B7-C820-3A09EB95ED50@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      The same New York City administration to launch a \u201cRat Action Plan\u201d is back with an \u201cArtificial Intelligence Action Plan.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_B2F7B419-7B70-0423-2EE7-3A0D4B5D04FB@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Mayor Eric Adams on Monday unveiled a citywide AI \u201caction plan\u201d that pledged \u2013 in broad-brushstrokes \u2013 to evaluate AI tools and associated risks, boost AI skills among city employees and support \u201cthe responsible implementation of these technologies to improve quality of life for New Yorkers,\u201d according to a statement from the mayor\u2019s office.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_D9546DB2-78B7-3560-B40B-39FE1C93600E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      The city\u2019s 51-page AI action plan establishes a series of steps the city will take in the coming years to help better understand and responsibly implement the technology that has taken the tech sector and broader business world by storm in recent months.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0D691DF5-0E54-6C4C-4A94-3A12CFBC635F@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      While government use of automated technologies has often courted controversy, New York City\u2019s approach to AI, so far, seems to be focused on laying a framework for future AI use-cases as well as engaging with outside experts and the public.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_04177193-029B-C98C-DA92-3A12879DFA2E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      The first step listed in the city\u2019s AI action plan is establishing an \u201cAI Steering Committee\u201d of city agency stakeholders. The document goes on to list nearly 40 \u201cactions,\u201d with 29 of those set to be started or completed within the next year. The city said it will publish an annual AI progress report to communicate the city\u2019s updates and implementation of the plan.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_DAFF43B0-28DF-4758-BBEA-3A6486E2063F@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Also on Monday, city officials said the government was piloting the first citywide AI-powered chatbot to help business owners navigate operating and growing businesses in New York City. The AI chatbot, already available in beta on the official city of New York website, was trained on information from more than 2,000 NYC Business web pages.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_08D0877E-CD24-D973-7A1F-3A649360E3D2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      The chatbot uses Microsoft\u2019s Azure AI services, per a disclaimer on the tool.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_C214E54E-FBF6-3D54-C604-39FE1C97F6CC@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      In a statement announcing the AI action plan, Mayor Adams acknowledged \u201cthe potential pitfalls and associated risks these technologies present,\u201d and pledged to be \u201cclear-eyed\u201d about these.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_C6C4A1A5-A003-FF74-9F6A-39FE1C987D9E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      The mayor also expressed hope that the action plan will \u201cstrike a critical balance in the global AI conversation \u2014 one that will empower city agencies to deploy technologies that can improve lives while protecting against those that can do harm.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/10\/16\/tech\/new-york-city-ai-action-plan\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The same New York City administration to launch a \u201cRat Action Plan\u201d is back with an \u201cArtificial Intelligence Action Plan.\u201d Mayor Eric Adams on Monday unveiled a citywide AI \u201caction plan\u201d that pledged \u2013 in broad-brushstrokes \u2013 to evaluate AI tools and associated risks, boost AI skills among city employees and support \u201cthe responsible implementation of these technologies to improve quality of life for New Yorkers,\u201d according to a statement from the mayor\u2019s office. 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