Austin City Council is set to expand oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) with a new resolution that builds on previous policies. This includes mandates for human oversight, audits of AI systems, and guidelines prohibiting certain AI uses, like employee surveillance. A regional environmental study focused on the growth of data centers will assess their demands on resources. The resolution, sponsored by Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes, aims to ensure transparency and protect workers from displacement without consultation.
The proposed resolution directs the city manager to conduct a regional environmental study, focused on the anticipated growth of data centers over the next decade.
The policy also introduces reporting requirements on how data centers might affect long-term infrastructure capacity in Austin's utility service area.
Guidelines are established to prohibit the use of AI by the city in areas such as real-time employee surveillance, biometric data collection, and automated decisions.
The resolution creates a 'no displacement without consultation' labor policy, requiring prior notice and dialogue with union representatives if AI deployment is expected to alter jobs.
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