The City of Seattle on Thursday released its own policy governing use of generative AI tools in a bid to set standards around privacy, security, content use, equity, and other aspects of the burgeoning tech.
The policy lays out rules for how city employees and others who operate on behalf of the city should use AI technology.
For example, any output of generative AI must go through human review prior to each use in an official city capacity. Images and videos generated by AI must be attributed to the system used for creation. Employees must apply a Racial Equity Toolkit prior to the use of a generative AI tool, to reduce bias and harm.
The policy has seven governing principles:
- Innovation and Sustainability
- Transparency and Accountability
- Validity and Reliability
- Bias and Harm Reduction and Fairness
- Privacy Enhancing
- Explainability and Interpretability
- Security and Resiliency
The city said the policy aligns with President Biden’s executive order for AI released earlier this week.
The policy was written by Jim Loter, the city’s interim CTO. Loter joined us on the GeekWire Podcast in July to talk about what generative AI means for big cities and other governmental agencies.
The city released an interim policy for generative AI earlier this year.
Read the full policy, released Thursday, below.
City of Seattle Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy by GeekWire on Scribd
