Artificial intelligence has the potential to grow New York City’s economy, but it also poses a threat “with the potential to displace workers, amplify bias, spread misinformation, infringe on copyrights, and undermine privacy.”
That’s the main thrust of a roadmap released Wednesday by the office of Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine about generative AI – tools that can create text or images in response to prompts from users. The most popular example, ChatGPT, only became available to the public late last year — but it’s already reshaping life as we know it, the report’s authors argue. Levine’s office says careful planning will help the city channel the powerful potential of ChatGPT and other generative AI models while preparing for the disruptions they are already causing.
The report aims to launch policy and legislative discussions by spotlighting the city industries most likely to benefit and most at risk of being disrupted by generative AI tools. The report builds on concerns and suggestions raised during a closed-door meeting, reported by Gothamist earlier this year, with AI experts, elected officials and other stakeholders.
Levine’s office now recommends that industry leaders in writing, graphic design, customer service, accounting and other fields explore ways to retrain entry-level workers into “more ‘AI proof’” sectors. They also suggest special instruction in ChatGPT for current trainees.
The roadmap also recommends AI strategies for city agencies, schools, employers, content creators and participants in local elections. It states that each city agency needs to create a policy for how its employees may use ChatGPT and related tools — and encourages them to explore ways to incorporate generative AI into their daily work. The report also calls on the city to only use tools that respect the intellectual property of the artists and writers whose work has been used to train them.
New York City schools, meanwhile, should be…
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