Delaware House Concurrent Resolution 7 (2019-2020)

• Authority: Delaware
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2019-03-07

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Loss of human agency and autonomy
• Increased inequality and decline in employment
• AI pursuing its own goals

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 employment impacts (6.2), ethical considerations (7.1), and security concerns (2.2). Coverage is limited to high-level recognition of risks without detailed governance measures or mitigations.

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.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Information
• Finance & Insurance
• Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
• Professional & Technical Services
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Management, Administrative & Support Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
• Accommodation, Food & Other Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This resolution governs AI use across all sectors by urging Delaware state government agencies to plan for automation and AI impacts. The document explicitly recognizes that technological displacement will affect 'all levels of the public and private sectors', making it broadly applicable to Public Administration and implicitly to all economic sectors where Delawareans work.

Legislative Status

Soft Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a non-binding concurrent resolution that urges and recognizes the need for planning but creates no legal obligations or enforcement mechanisms.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Delaware House of Representatives; Delaware Senate; Delaware General Assembly (150th)
• Summary: The document is a House Concurrent Resolution passed by the Delaware General Assembly with Senate concurrence, as indicated in the resolution format and final clause.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Delaware State Agencies; Delaware Government branches
• Summary: The resolution explicitly urges all State Agencies and branches of Government to plan for AI impacts, making them the primary targets of this governance instrument.

Enforcer

• Summary: No enforcement body or enforcement mechanisms are specified in this non-binding resolution. It is hortatory in nature with no compliance requirements.

Monitor

• Summary: No monitoring body, oversight mechanisms, or evaluation procedures are specified in the resolution.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document addresses AI planning and design considerations through its emphasis on building in security and ethics at the outset. It also implicitly covers deployment and operational monitoring by urging government to implement daily operational planning and long-term strategic preparations for AI impacts.

Technical Scope

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

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence as broad categories but does not define or distinguish between AI models, AI systems, or specific types of AI. No technical specifications such as compute thresholds are mentioned.