Pennsylvania HR 170

• Authority: Pennsylvania
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2023-06-29

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• False or misleading information
• Pollution of information ecosystem
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Increased inequality and decline in employment
• Economic and cultural devaluation of human effort
• Competitive dynamics
• Governance failure
• AI possessing dangerous capabilities
• Lack of capability or robustness
• 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 6-8 subdomains, with brief mentions of misinformation (3.1, 3.2), employment impacts (6.2), academic integrity issues (5.1), cybersecurity vulnerabilities (2.2), and governance structures (6.5). Coverage is primarily at the level of identifying concerns rather than proposing specific mitigations, as this is a resolution to study AI impacts rather than regulate them.

Sector coverage

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

• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• 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
• Professional & Technical Services
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This resolution directs study of AI impacts across multiple sectors in Pennsylvania, with explicit coverage of Public Administration, Educational Services, Health Care, Information/Technology, Manufacturing, and Transportation. The document addresses AI use in state government operations and its effects across various industries including healthcare, education, manufacturing, advertising/technology, and cybersecurity.

Legislative Status

Other

Legislative Status Summary

This is a legislative resolution directing a study commission to investigate AI impacts and make recommendations. It does not create binding legal obligations or regulations, but rather establishes a procedural framework for governmental study and potential future legislation.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The resolution was introduced by multiple members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and referred to the Committee on State Government.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer, AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The resolution directs study of AI impacts across multiple sectors and entities in Pennsylvania, including state government use of AI, private sector AI deployment, and the effects on workers, students, and various industries.

Enforcer

• Summary: No enforcement mechanisms or enforcement bodies are specified in this resolution, as it is a directive to study AI rather than regulate it. Any enforcement would come from future proposed legislation.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The resolution establishes the Joint State Government Commission and an advisory committee to conduct the study, monitor AI developments, and report findings to legislative leadership.

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 does not focus on specific AI lifecycle stages but rather addresses AI impacts broadly across development, deployment, and operation. It mentions AI development, current use, and implementation across various sectors, suggesting implicit coverage of multiple lifecycle stages through the study mandate.

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 uses the term 'artificial intelligence' (AI) broadly without distinguishing between AI models, AI systems, or specific types of AI. It does not mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on AI as a general technology across various applications.