City of Tempe Ethical Artificial Intelligence Policy

• Authority: Tempe, AZ
• Parent authority: Local governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2023-06-15

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Compromise of privacy
• Loss of human agency and autonomy
• Governance failure
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Unequal performance across groups
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• False or misleading information
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• AI pursuing its own goals
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 8-10 subdomains, with strong focus on discrimination and bias (1.1, 1.3), privacy and security (2.1, 2.2), transparency and interpretability (7.4), and governance structures (6.5). Coverage is concentrated in fairness, accountability, transparency, and governance domains, with minimal coverage of malicious actor risks, misinformation, or advanced AI safety concerns.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This is an internal municipal government policy that governs AI use within the City of Tempe's own operations. The primary sector governed is Public Administration (excluding National Security), as the policy applies to all city departments, agencies, and employees. The policy does not regulate external private sector entities or other industries.

Legislative Status

Other

Legislative Status Summary

This is an internal municipal government policy document establishing ethical AI guidelines for the City of Tempe's own operations. While it uses mandatory language ('shall') for internal departments, it functions as an organizational policy rather than binding law or voluntary soft law guidance for external parties.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: City of Tempe; Technology and Innovation Steering Committee
• Summary: The City of Tempe established this policy as indicated in the purpose statement. The Technology and Innovation Steering Committee is designated to establish mechanisms and develop reporting for AI governance.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: All departments, agencies, employees, contractors, and stakeholders of the City of Tempe
• Summary: The policy explicitly applies to all City of Tempe departments, agencies, employees, contractors, and stakeholders involved in AI development, deployment, and utilization. These entities are both governance actors (as government departments) and deployers of AI systems.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Technology and Innovation Steering Committee; Information Technology Department
• Summary: The Technology and Innovation Steering Committee is explicitly designated to establish monitoring mechanisms, develop reporting, define consequences for non-compliance, and conduct audits. Information Technology collaborates on the AI Review Process.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Technology and Innovation Steering Committee; Information Technology Department; City Departments
• Summary: The Technology and Innovation Steering Committee conducts regular audits and ongoing monitoring. Information Technology collaborates on semiannual reviews. Departments are required to conduct semiannual reviews of implemented AI solutions.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document comprehensively covers all stages of the AI lifecycle, with particular emphasis on design, deployment, and ongoing monitoring. It explicitly addresses planning objectives, development processes, deployment procedures, and continuous evaluation through semiannual reviews and audits.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Generative AI
• Predictive AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI systems and provides comprehensive coverage of various AI types including predictive analytics, machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, and automated decision making. It does not specifically mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, compute thresholds, or open-weight models.