Miami Dade County Artificial Intelligence Report: Policies, Principles & Guidelines

• Authority: Miami Dade County, FL
• Parent authority: Local governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2024-03-22

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Governance failure
• Lack of capability or robustness
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

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

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Unequal performance across groups
• False or misleading information
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Loss of human agency and autonomy

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 privacy and security (2.1, 2.2), AI system safety and robustness (7.3, 7.4), governance (6.5), and discrimination concerns (1.1, 1.3). Coverage is concentrated in operational security, data protection, ethical AI use, and governance oversight domains.

Sector coverage

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

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Educational Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs AI use within Public Administration (excluding National Security), as it is an internal policy for Miami-Dade County government operations and employees. The governance measures apply to how county employees across all departments use AI tools in delivering public services.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding administrative order issued under the authority of the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Amendment and Charter, with mandatory compliance requirements and enforcement through HR disciplinary actions.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is issued under the authority of Section 5.02 of the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Amendment and Charter, and applies to County employees under the purview of the Mayor, indicating the Mayor's office as the proposing authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Deployer, AI_User
• Summary: The administrative order explicitly applies to County employees under the Mayor's purview who use AI tools and deploy AI solutions in their work. County departments are also targeted as they must implement AI systems and comply with procurement procedures.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The HR Department is explicitly responsible for enforcing compliance through disciplinary actions, while ITD oversees AI procurement, deployment, monitoring, and conducts regular audits to ensure compliance with security and ethical standards.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: ITD is explicitly tasked with monitoring AI tool performance and usage, conducting regular evaluations, and reporting to the Board of County Commissioners. Directors and supervisors are responsible for oversight and compliance reporting within their departments.

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 covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on deployment, operation and monitoring. It addresses planning through risk assessments and strategic oversight, data handling through privacy protocols, model deployment through procurement and vendor assessment processes, and comprehensive operational monitoring through regular audits and evaluations.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI tools, AI systems, AI technologies, and generative AI models. It does not specifically mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, task-specific AI, foundation models, predictive AI, open-weight models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on practical AI tools and systems used in government operations.