Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman VICTORIA A. FLYNN
District 13 (Monmouth)
Assemblyman GERRY SCHARFENBERGER
District 13 (Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
Requires Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology to study impact of State agencies procuring, implementing, and operating artificial intelligence.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act requiring the Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology to study the impact of artificial intelligence.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this act:
"Artificial intelligence" means: (1) any artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets; (2) an artificial system developed in computer software, physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action; (3) an artificial system designed to think or act like a human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks; (4) a set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task; or (5) an artificial system designed to act rationally, including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision making, and acting.
"State agency" means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of the State Government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission, or other instrumentality within or created by such department; the Legislature of the State, and any office, board, bureau, or commission within or created by the Legislative Branch; and any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality, public benefit corporation, or agency.
b. The Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology, shall study the impact of State agencies procuring, implementing, and operating artificial intelligence-powered technology, which shall include, but not be limited to,:
(1) a list of State agencies that use artificial intelligence;
(2) the purposes for which each State agency uses artificial intelligence; and
(3) the cost for each State agency to procure, implement, and operate artificial intelligence-powered technology.
c. Within one year following the effective date of this act, the Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology shall issue a written report to the Governor, and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature containing the commission's findings made pursuant to this section.
2. This act shall take
effect immediately and shall expire upon the submission of the findings of the Commission
on Science, Innovation and Technology pursuant to section 1 of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (commission) to study the impact of State agencies procuring, implementing, and operating artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology. The commission's study is to include a list of State agencies that use AI, the purposes for which each State agency uses AI, and the cost for each State agency to procure, implement, and operate AI-powered technology. The commission is required to submit a written report to the Governor and Legislature concerning the commission's findings.