Gen-AI for Local Governments
MetroLab’s next In the Lab Initiative will focus on Gen-AI for Local Governments. This task force will consider policy with a two-pronged approach: 1) What is the world of the possible and how can Gen-AI better city services; and 2) What processes and policies should be put into place to ensure a just, equitable, and accurate use of this technology.
Our call for interest is now closed. Updates on this effort will be published here and in our newsletter (you can sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this webpage).
Gen-AI for Local Governments Task Force
The MetroLab GenAI for Local Governments Task Force is composed of individuals from cities, counties, non-profits, universities, and metropolitan planning organizations from around the country. Task force members will help provide feedback and resources that will contribute to the policy guide and resources library.
The organizations listed below are just some of the task force members that are involved in the project.
Resource Library
Published Local Government Guidelines
- Contractual terms for algorithms, published by the City of Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Interim Guidelines for Using Generative AI, published by the City of Boston, Massachusetts
- Information Technology Department Generative AI Guidelines, published by the City of San Jose, California
- “Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy”, Data Policy and Governance Guide, published by the City of Tempe, AZ
Federal and State Regulation Development
- Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Artificial Intelligence 2023 Legislation, published by National Conference of State Legislatures, updated periodically
- Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on AI oversight and regulation – 07/25/23, published on CNBC Television YouTube channel
- After OpenAI hearing, A.I. experts urge Congress to listen to more diverse voices on regulation, by Lauren Feiner, published by CNBC, May 19, 2023
- Some Emerging Hypotheses about Using Generative AI in Public Sector Operations, by Steven Strauss on August 16, 2023
Planning Guidance
- Augmented: Planners in an Era of Generative AI, by David Wasserman & Michael Flaxman, published by the American Planning Association, May 9, 2023
- ChatGPT: Implications for Planning, by Claire Daniel, published by the American Planning Association, April 12, 2023
- AI in Planning: Opportunities and Challenges and How to Prepare, by Clint Andrews, Keith Cooke, Alexsandra Gomez, Petra Hurtado, Tom Sanchez, Sagar Shah, and Norman Wright, published by the American Planning Association, September 2022
- Artificial Intelligence and Planning Practice, by David Wasserman & Michael Flaxman, published by the American Planning Association, April 1, 2022
- Demystifying Artificial Intelligence in Planning, by Hannah Shumway & Trey Gordner, published by the American Planning Association, March 2, 2022
Public Policy Perspectives
- Use of Generative AI by Local Governments, by Jessica Nadelman, published by MRSC, July 10, 2023
- Generative Artificial Intelligence Use Cases in State & Local Governments: Scratching the surface of the “Why” & “How” to initiate implementing … through the lens of 100 use cases, by Vidhu Shekhar & OpenAI ChatGPT, published independently, February 4, 2023
- Let’s get real about AI’s potential to end corruption in procurement, Prof Albert Sanchez-Graells, published by the Open Contracting Partnership, January 20, 2022
- A Conversation with ChatGPT on Local Governments, Emerging Technologies, Lena Geraghty, published by the National League of Cities
- The Data Equity Framework, published by We All Count
- Government AI Campus: Preparing policymakers to lead in the age of AI, published by Apolitical Group Limited
Industry Perspectives
- “AI” Hurts Consumers and Workers – and Isn’t Intelligent, by Alex Hanna & Emily Bender, published by Tech Policy Press, August 4, 2023
- Gartner Identifies Six ChatGPT Risks Legal and Compliance Leaders Must Evaluate, published by Gartner, May 18, 2023
- The New Risks ChatGPT Poses to Cybersecurity, by Jim Chilton, published by the Harvard Business Review, April 21, 2023
- AI Implications for Trust and Safety, by Soribel F., published by LinkedIn, March 27, 2023
- Principles for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in the United Nations System, published by UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, October 27, 2022
- Microsoft Responsible AI Standard, v2, published by Microsoft, June 2022
- AI in Learning and Work: A Double-Edged Sword, by Karyl Levinson, published by Horizons, January 24, 2022
- White paper: Experience, AI and the Digital Divide, published by ExperienceFutures.org, December 8, 2021
- How AI can help during early-stage cost estimation and project phasing, by Thomas Klein, Customer Success Manager, published by Transcend
- Responsible AI, published by Responsible Innovation Labs