PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on Dec. 23, 2024, following passage of the “Legislative Oversight of Automated Decision-Making in Government Act” (LOADinG):
“We applaud Gov. Kathy Hochul for her efforts to balance all of the promise of artificial intelligence with the understanding that rank and file public employees deliver the actual services that New Yorkers need and expect. We hope this new law will bring transparency and we believe it represents a rational and thoughtful approach to managing the state workforce given the emerging development and usage of artificial intelligence. PEF also extends its appreciation for this new law to the bill sponsors – Senator Kristen Gonzalez and Assemblymember Steven Otis, as well as to all our partners in the state Senate and Assembly.”