Requests the attorney general to form a task force to evaluate the use and effectiveness of AI-based structured decision-making tools by New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department, involving stakeholder input, with findings due by August 1, 2024.
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This is a non-binding legislative memorial that requests action from the attorney general but creates no legal obligations or enforcement mechanisms. The document uses voluntary language ('be requested') throughout and has no penalties or sanctions.
The document has minimal coverage of approximately 3-4 subdomains, with focus on AI system safety failures (7.3 Lack of robustness), governance concerns (6.5 Governance failure), and human-computer interaction risks (5.1 Overreliance and unsafe use). The document addresses risks associated with AI-based structured decision-making tools in child welfare contexts.
The document primarily governs AI use in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector, specifically child welfare and protective services. It also has secondary coverage of Public Administration as it addresses government agency operations and decision-making processes.
The document focuses primarily on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages, as it addresses the implementation and ongoing use of AI-based structured decision-making tools by the Children, Youth and Families Department. It also implicitly covers Verify and Validate through its mandate to evaluate effectiveness and outcomes.
The document explicitly mentions AI tools in the context of 'artificial intelligence tools as these structured decision-making tools' and focuses on AI systems used for child welfare decision-making. It does not mention specific AI categories like frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds.
New Mexico State Senate; Senator David M. Gallegos
The document is a Senate Memorial introduced by Senator David M. Gallegos in the 56th Legislature of New Mexico, making the state legislature the proposer of this governance instrument.
Attorney General of New Mexico
The Attorney General is requested to convene and lead the task force that will study and make recommendations regarding the AI tools, though this is a non-binding request rather than mandatory enforcement authority.
Task Force (to be convened); Legislative Health and Human Services Committee; Post-secondary educational institution (to be contracted)
The task force will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the AI tools, with support from a contracted research institution. The Legislative Health and Human Services Committee will receive the findings and recommendations.
Children, Youth and Families Department; New Mexico state agencies
The document targets the Children, Youth and Families Department's use of AI-based structured decision-making tools in child welfare cases. The task force will study and evaluate this department's implementation and use of these AI systems.
4 subdomains (4 Minimal)