New Jersey Executive Order No. 346

• Authority: New Jersey
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2023-10-10

Risk subdomain coverage

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
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with brief mentions of security concerns (2.2), governance structures (6.5), and general references to fairness and civil rights (1.1, 1.3). The document is primarily procedural, establishing a task force to study AI risks rather than directly addressing specific risk mitigation measures. Coverage is limited to 2-3 subdomains with minimal detail.

Sector coverage

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

• Information
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This executive order does not directly govern specific economic sectors but rather establishes a task force to study AI across all sectors. It mentions several sectors as contexts for AI development and use, including pharmaceuticals/biotechnology, education, and public administration, but does not impose sector-specific regulations.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding executive order issued by the Governor of New Jersey with legal authority under the state constitution and statutes. It creates mandatory obligations for Executive Branch departments and agencies to cooperate with the Task Force.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Governor Philip D. Murphy; State of New Jersey
• Summary: The executive order is issued by the Governor of New Jersey under constitutional and statutory authority, establishing the AI Task Force.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Executive Branch departments and agencies; Office of Information Technology; Economic Development Authority; Department of Education; Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness; Attorney General
• Summary: The order applies to Executive Branch departments and agencies, requiring them to cooperate with the Task Force and provide assistance.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Governor of New Jersey; Attorney General
• Summary: The Governor has authority to enforce the order through appointment and removal powers, with the Attorney General determining which entities fall under executive authority.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Artificial Intelligence Task Force; Chief Technology Officer; Chief Innovation Officer; Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Authority
• Summary: The Task Force is established to study AI technologies, monitor their impacts, and report findings to the Governor, Legislature, and public.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not focus on specific AI lifecycle stages but rather establishes a governance structure to study AI technologies broadly. It implicitly covers all lifecycle stages through its mandate to study emerging AI technologies and their impacts, but does not provide detailed requirements for any particular stage.

Technical Scope

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

• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence technologies broadly, with specific reference to generative AI. It does not define AI models, AI systems, or other technical categories, nor does it mention compute thresholds, frontier AI, general purpose AI, or open-weight models.