New Jersey Administrative Code › Title - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Title 55 - CHRIS CHRISTIE › Section - Executive Order No. 346 (2023)

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Governor Philip D. Murphy
Executive Order No. 346 (2023)
An Order Establishing the Artificial Intelligence Task Force (the "Task Force"), Which Shall be Responsible for Studying Emerging Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Order to Issue Findings on the Potential Impacts of These Technologies on Society and Offer Recommendations to Identify Government Actions Appropriate to Encourage the Ethical and Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Issued: October 10, 2023.
Effective: October 10, 2023.
WHEREAS, New Jersey has a long history of leading the next frontiers of discovery and is a national leader for innovation and the development of new technologies; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey endeavors to foster an environment for continued investment, advancement, and economic potential for New Jersey residents, companies, and public institutions; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey is a hub for commercial activity, business formation, and research and development involving artificial intelligence, including generative artificial intelligence technologies, which generate new content-such as textual, visual, spoken, or musical content-in response to user inputs of data; and
WHEREAS, universities in New Jersey are institutional leaders in research and development and discoveries in the studies of new artificial intelligence technologies; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey is a trailblazer in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences industries, among other sectors, which have the opportunity to apply artificial intelligence technologies to advance medical and scientific breakthroughs; and
WHEREAS, the use of artificial intelligence technologies is advancing at an unprecedented pace and has the potential to be transformative across public and private sectors; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey aspires to harness new artificial intelligence technologies and realize their benefits to better serve all New Jersey residents, encourage innovation and economic growth, and promote social and economic equity; and
WHEREAS, as artificial intelligence technologies are developed and evolve, they should be analyzed and monitored by industry experts, consumer protection advocates, government officials, and other stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, the use of artificial intelligence technologies has implications for state, national, and personal security, including but not limited to cyber security and data security; and
WHEREAS, Executive Branch departments and agencies across State government have been engaging, and will continue to engage, with industry and other stakeholders to explore strategies to promote the safe, responsible, and efficient development and use of artificial intelligence technologies in New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, the exponential growth of artificial intelligence technologies should be documented, and the potential risks of their use should be acknowledged, planned for, and mitigated; and WHEREAS, the State should promote the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies in a manner that aligns and is consistent with this State's policies, goals, and values; and
WHEREAS, a stable and thoughtful regulatory approach to the use of artificial intelligence technologies in this State will continue to foster an environment for innovation while protecting individual and civil rights; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to ensure that the use of artificial intelligence technologies is fair, accessible, and beneficial to this State's residents;
NOW THEREFORE I, PHILIP D. MURPHY, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. There is hereby established the Artificial Intelligence Task Force (the "Task Force"), which shall be responsible for studying emerging artificial intelligence technologies in order to issue findings on the potential impacts of these technologies on society and offer recommendations to identify government actions appropriate to encourage the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence technologies.
2. The Task Force shall consist of:
(i) the Chief Technology Officer of the Office of Information Technology, who shall serve as Co-Chair;
(ii) the Chief Innovation Officer, who shall serve as Co-Chair;
(iii) the Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Authority, who shall serve as Co-Chair;
(iv) the Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging;
(v) the Commissioner of the Department of Education;
(vi) the Secretary of Higher Education;
(vii) the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development;
(viii) the Director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness; and
(ix) the Attorney General, or their designees.