New York City weighs in on national standards strategy, AI implications for local government

New York City’s Office of Technology and Innovation says the advent of artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies creates a new imperative for local governments to be involved in standards development, in comments to NIST on the national standards strategy.

“To better support local government participation in standards development activities, the City recommends that the U.S. Government: 1) coordinate with local government to identify priority areas and critical considerations for standards development, and 2) fund evaluation efforts at the local...