San Jose AI Reviews Board
San Jose AI Reviews Board / GovAI Coalition (2023)
San Jose, CA · City of San Jose, AI Reviews Board (2023)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- August 1, 2023
- Applies to
- All City of San Jose departments procuring AI tools
- Enforced by
- San Jose City Manager's Office of Innovation
City of San Jose established an internal AI Reviews Board to review AI tools used by city departments and helped launch the multi-city GovAI Coalition for shared AI procurement standards.
Who is protected: San Jose residents and (via GovAI Coalition) residents of participating jurisdictions
Legal detail
The San Jose AI Reviews Board, chaired by the City Manager's Office of Innovation, reviews all proposed AI tools before acquisition by city departments, applying risk classification, vendor-disclosure requirements, and impact assessments; San Jose also published the GovAI Coalition templates (AI Manual, vendor agreement riders, fact sheets) adopted by hundreds of US local governments.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | San Jose, CA |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | July 18, 2023 |
| Citation | City of San Jose, AI Reviews Board (2023) |
| Topics | automated decision-making · government use of AI · AI disclosure and transparency |
| Agency page | City of San Jose — AI Reviews and GovAI Coalition |
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