Establishes guidelines in Tempe for ethical AI use, emphasizing transparency, fairness, and accountability. Requires departments and Information Technology to collaborate on AI reviews. Mandates regular assessments and stakeholder engagement. Ensures adherence to legal standards and privacy protection. Promotes AI literacy and compliance.
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This is an internal municipal government policy document establishing ethical AI guidelines for the City of Tempe's own operations. While it uses mandatory language ('shall') for internal departments, it functions as an organizational policy rather than binding law or voluntary soft law guidance for external parties.
The document has good coverage of approximately 8-10 subdomains, with strong focus on discrimination and bias (1.1, 1.3), privacy and security (2.1, 2.2), transparency and interpretability (7.4), and governance structures (6.5). Coverage is concentrated in fairness, accountability, transparency, and governance domains, with minimal coverage of malicious actor risks, misinformation, or advanced AI safety concerns.
This is an internal municipal government policy that governs AI use within the City of Tempe's own operations. The primary sector governed is Public Administration (excluding National Security), as the policy applies to all city departments, agencies, and employees. The policy does not regulate external private sector entities or other industries.
The document comprehensively covers all stages of the AI lifecycle, with particular emphasis on design, deployment, and ongoing monitoring. It explicitly addresses planning objectives, development processes, deployment procedures, and continuous evaluation through semiannual reviews and audits.
The document explicitly mentions AI systems and provides comprehensive coverage of various AI types including predictive analytics, machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, and automated decision making. It does not specifically mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, compute thresholds, or open-weight models.
City of Tempe; Technology and Innovation Steering Committee
The City of Tempe established this policy as indicated in the purpose statement. The Technology and Innovation Steering Committee is designated to establish mechanisms and develop reporting for AI governance.
Technology and Innovation Steering Committee; Information Technology Department
The Technology and Innovation Steering Committee is explicitly designated to establish monitoring mechanisms, develop reporting, define consequences for non-compliance, and conduct audits. Information Technology collaborates on the AI Review Process.
Technology and Innovation Steering Committee; Information Technology Department; City Departments
The Technology and Innovation Steering Committee conducts regular audits and ongoing monitoring. Information Technology collaborates on semiannual reviews. Departments are required to conduct semiannual reviews of implemented AI solutions.
All departments, agencies, employees, contractors, and stakeholders of the City of Tempe
The policy explicitly applies to all City of Tempe departments, agencies, employees, contractors, and stakeholders involved in AI development, deployment, and utilization. These entities are both governance actors (as government departments) and deployers of AI systems.
11 subdomains (5 Good, 6 Minimal)