An Act requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to conduct a study and issue a report on the impact of artificial intelligence on the growth of the State's economy.

• Authority: New Jersey
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2022-01-11

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Increased inequality and decline in employment

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains. It primarily addresses economic and workforce impacts through a mandated study, with implicit minimal coverage of socioeconomic risks (6.2 - employment quality). The document does not establish governance measures or mitigations for AI risks, but rather requires research into economic impacts.

Sector coverage

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

• Information
• Professional & Technical Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document does not directly govern any specific sectors but rather mandates a study examining AI's impact across multiple sectors of New Jersey's economy. The study will examine impacts on highly-skilled professions including healthcare (doctors), professional services (lawyers, data analysts), and broadly across 'occupations or industries' without sector-specific governance measures.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act from the New Jersey State Legislature that creates mandatory obligations for the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to conduct a study and submit a report.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Assemblywoman Linda S. Carter; Assemblyman Robert J. Karabinchak; Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese; New Jersey State Legislature
• Summary: The bill was sponsored by three New Jersey Assembly members and is being introduced in the 220th Legislature of New Jersey for the 2022 session.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development; New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology
• Summary: The legislation directly targets and creates obligations for the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, who must conduct the study in consultation with the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: New Jersey Legislature; Governor of New Jersey
• Summary: The Legislature and Governor serve as enforcers through their oversight role in receiving and reviewing the mandated report, with the Legislature having enacted the binding obligation.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: New Jersey Legislature; Governor of New Jersey; Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee; Senate Economic Growth Committee
• Summary: Multiple government bodies are designated to receive and monitor the study results, including the Governor, Legislature, and specific legislative committees focused on science/technology and economic growth.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not govern specific AI lifecycle stages but rather mandates a study of AI's economic impacts. It implicitly references the deployment and operation of AI systems through its focus on studying the impacts of AI-powered technology and automation already in use or anticipated to be used in the economy.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document uses the general term 'artificial intelligence' without defining it or distinguishing between different types of AI systems, models, or technical specifications. No specific AI categories, compute thresholds, or model types are mentioned.