New York City Council No. 1806-A

• Authority: New York, NY
• Parent authority: Local governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2022-01-15

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Governance failure
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of approximately 2-3 subdomains, with focus on transparency/interpretability (7.4) and governance structures (6.5). Coverage is concentrated on procedural transparency and reporting requirements rather than specific AI risks or harms.

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 law governs AI use across all New York City government agencies, primarily affecting the Public Administration sector. The broad definition of algorithmic tools that 'materially impact the rights, liberties, benefits, safety or interests of the public' suggests potential application across multiple service delivery sectors where city agencies operate.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding local law enacted by the New York City Council that amends the administrative code with mandatory reporting requirements and legal obligations for city agencies.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: New York City Council
• Summary: The document is a local law enacted by the New York City Council, as indicated in the title and legislative format.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: city agencies; vendors or contractors
• Summary: The law applies to all city agencies that use algorithmic tools, requiring them to report on such usage. Vendors and contractors involved in development or use of algorithmic tools are also within scope.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: mayor's office of operations; mayor; speaker of the council
• Summary: The mayor's office of operations is designated to receive, compile, and report information. The mayor has authority to designate alternative offices or agencies for enforcement.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: mayor's office of operations; mayor; speaker of the council
• Summary: The mayor's office of operations compiles and monitors agency reporting. The mayor and speaker of the council receive annual reports for oversight purposes.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Collect and Process Data
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, focusing on reporting requirements for algorithmic tools already in use by city agencies. It does not address earlier stages like planning, data collection, or model development.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Predictive AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines and covers 'algorithmic tools' broadly, including machine learning, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics. It does not specifically mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, generative AI, or compute thresholds.