City Councilors Co-Sponsor Artificial Intelligence Policy Resolution

The City Council voted to direct the City Administration to establish an Artificial Intelligence Working Group for the development of a City Artificial Intelligence Policy.

The resolution R-24-81, co-sponsored by District 7 City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn and District 8 City Councilor Dan Champine, appropriates funding for the City Department of Technology and Innovation (DTI) to form the working group and to develop the policy.

Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn and Councilor Dan Champine issued the statements below following the Council’s approval of the resolution.

“Artificial Intelligence is transforming our world, offering remarkable opportunities along with significant risks,” said District 7 Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn. “By establishing this AI working group, the City of Albuquerque is taking important steps toward developing a policy that harnesses the benefits of AI for our community while protecting against potential dangers.”

“AI continues to evolve, and now Generative AI possesses an even deeper learning capability to auto-generate new content,” said District 8 Councilor Dan Champine. “Our intent here is to initiate a collaboration that allows experts and local stakeholders to create an AI policy framework that promotes technical innovation while maintaining high ethical standards.”