Oregon Governor Kotek delivered remarks at the first meeting of the State Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, established by the Governor’s Executive Order 23-26. Governor Kotek created the State Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council in response to the growing role that generative artificial intelligence is playing in society.

“Artificial intelligence is a rapidly evolving landscape which the state must be well-prepared for,” Governor Kotek said. “The Council will conduct important work in identifying how the state can mitigate risk and center equity in this new technological frontier. As such, a fundamental priority of my office was developing a council that included a diversity of voices, perspectives, and backgrounds. I look forward to reviewing the recommendations they will bring to my desk.”

The Council will provide a recommended action plan framework to the Governor’s Office no later than six months from the date of its first convening, and a final recommended action plan no later than 12 months from its first convening.

The council is to recommend policy changes in order for the Governor to promote state employee awareness of artificial intelligence (AI) with information needed for their decision making. That the state has clear usage policies for the use of AI tools protecting personally identifiable information and other sensitive information. The recommended action plan is to include concrete executive actions, policies, and investments needed to leverage artificial intelligence while honoring transparency, privacy, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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The executive order 23-26 articulates a council membership requirement list that is anything but diverse, equitable and inclusion. The requirements are not aimed at being bi-partisan, and the scale of justice is overweighted on the left.

A full list of members on the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council:

• Terrence Woods, State Chief Information Officer
• Kathryn Darnell Helms, State Chief Data Officer
• Melinda Gross, Department of Administrative Services Cultural Change Officer
• TBA, Governor's Racial Justice Council
• Daniel Bonham, Member of the Oregon State Senate (R-Hood River)
• Daniel Nguyen, Member of the House of Representatives (D-Lake Oswego)
• Jesse Hyatt, Executive Branch Agency Representative
• Andres Lopez, Member - Coalition of Communities of Color, sociologist and professional research and evaluation scientist centered on how
• inequalities of race, gender, and sexuality are reproduced in organizations and urban settings.
• Catie Theisen, Member - SEIU Oregon State Council employee, political and policy specialist
• Hector Dominguez Aguirre, Member - Smart City PDX team, Open Data Coordinator
• Janice Lee, Member - Korean American writer, teacher, spiritual scholar, and shamanic healer
• Justus Eaglesmith, Member - Willamette graduate basketball star
• Kimberly McCullough, Member - legislative director for the Oregon Department of Justice
• K S Venkatraman, Member - Oregon Workforce and Talent Development Board/Director, AI Computing at NVIDIA DisruptHR Portland OR
• Saby Waraich, Member - speaker and an award-winning Technology Leader

Meetings of the State Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council are open to the public. Public comment may be made during the meeting. For more information on the Council’s meetings and charge, click here.


--Donna Bleiler

Post Date: 2024-03-19 16:01:43

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