Requires the Agency of Digital Services to maintain and annually review Vermont's AI inventory. Necessitates identification of problematic AI through bias testing and recommends varied remediation measures. Suggests focusing inventory on AI posing potential risks and monitoring outcomes.
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This is a government report implementing a legislative mandate (Act 132) with binding requirements for state agencies to maintain an AI inventory and conduct bias testing, with enforcement through state administrative oversight.
The document has minimal to good coverage of approximately 6-8 subdomains, with primary focus on AI system safety and failures (7.3, 7.4), governance (6.5), unfair discrimination (1.1, 1.3), and limited coverage of privacy/security (2.2). The document emphasizes monitoring, bias testing, and remediation measures for AI systems used in state government.
This document governs AI use across all Vermont state government operations, which spans multiple sectors including Public Administration (primary focus), Health Care and Social Assistance (through case management examples), and potentially other sectors where state agencies operate. The governance is cross-sectoral, applying to any AI systems procured, developed, or used by state government.
The document primarily focuses on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor lifecycle stages, with emphasis on post-deployment monitoring, bias testing, and remediation of AI systems already in use by Vermont state government. It also addresses aspects of Verify and Validate through bias testing requirements.
The document explicitly mentions AI systems and automated decision systems but does not reference specific AI categories like frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on AI systems broadly used in state government operations.
Vermont Legislature; Agency of Digital Services (ADS); Division of Artificial Intelligence
The Vermont Legislature passed Act 132 which created the inventory requirement. The Agency of Digital Services, through its Division of Artificial Intelligence, is proposing recommendations for maintaining and updating the inventory.
Agency of Digital Services (ADS); Division of Artificial Intelligence
The Agency of Digital Services, specifically its Division of Artificial Intelligence, is designated to maintain the inventory, conduct reviews, and implement remediation measures for problematic AI systems.
Agency of Digital Services (ADS); Division of Artificial Intelligence; National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST)
The Agency of Digital Services is responsible for ongoing monitoring and annual review of the AI inventory. NIST is referenced as a policy-making body providing guidance on monitoring approaches.
State Government agencies; Vermont State Government
The document explicitly targets state government entities that develop, employ, or procure AI systems. State agencies are the entities required to report their AI usage and comply with inventory requirements.
6 subdomains (3 Good, 3 Minimal)