“We want to be intentional in the type of work we’re doing and really think about how these types of tools could impact our community in positive ways or in ways that might be unexpected that could have potentially negative consequences," City of Tempe Chief Data and Analytics Officer Stephanie Deitrick said.
If the committee approves its use, the city will continue to do quality control checks to prove it's accurate and unbiased. Marchant, the faculty director of Arizona State University's Center for Law, Science and Innovation, said it's important to recognize how the technology works and why people are using it.
Marchant said all organizations should think about the use of AI because what's been seen so far of the technology is just scratching the surface.