{"id":336625,"date":"2026-09-03T03:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T03:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/336625\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T03:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T03:54:14","slug":"state-audit-finds-nycs-ai-oversight-efforts-incomplete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/336625\/","title":{"rendered":"State Audit Finds NYC\u2019s AI Oversight Efforts Incomplete"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although New York City has made progress on the oversight of its AI<\/a> systems since a 2023 audit, a new report from the Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) indicates that gaps remain.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate the State Comptroller\u2019s partnership and focus on this important topic and are reviewing the report and its recommendations,\u201d a spokesperson for the city\u2019s Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) said in an email.<\/p>\n

The initial OSC audit<\/a> was released Feb. 16, 2023, assessing the city\u2019s AI use from January 2019 to November 2022. The city released its Artificial Intelligence Action Plan<\/a> in October 2023 to guide AI use and governance and by March 2024, officials were touting progress on milestones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Aug. 27 report<\/a>, intended to assess the extent of implementation as of April 2026, underlined that OTI needs to take additional steps to make AI governance effective in the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe follow-up report shows New York City has made progress on AI oversight efforts, but key oversight and accountability measures are still incomplete,\u201d New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said in an email. \u201cThe city still does not maintain a complete inventory of AI tools used across agencies, lacks consistent citywide standards and has not established a formal process for public concerns related to AI systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2023 audit offered three key recommendations for OTI. First, the city should use relevant AI governance frameworks to assess the risks of agencies\u2019 AI use. Second, it should review past Algorithms Management and Policy Officer (AMPO) policies to identify areas OTI needs to strengthen. Third, the city should implement policies to create an effective AI governance structure. The follow-up report indicated that all three recommendations were only partially implemented.<\/p>\n

The report requested that OTI officials provide information about any actions planned to address these gaps within 30 days of the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis March, our annual Local Law 35 report featured a record number of algorithmic tools documented,\u201d an OTI spokesperson said in an email. \u201cUnder the leadership of Chief Technology Officer Lisa Gelobter, we look forward to building on this foundation and advancing\u202fthe responsible use of AI tools in city government.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2023 audit established a road map for city-level AI oversight, indicating that at that time, there was not an effective AI governance framework in place. Agencies were required to report on certain types of AI use annually, but they were developing individual governance approaches, per the audit.<\/p>\n

The audit also found that the city\u2019s initial governance requirements for algorithmic tools were not met. The AMPO\u00a0position was established by Executive Order 50<\/a> in 2019 to create a reporting framework along with policies and protocols to govern use.<\/p>\n

AMPO did create a reporting framework, but the position was discontinued in January 2022 by Executive Order 3<\/a>, which tasked OTI with guiding algorithmic tool use. The New York City Council passed a package of bills in November 2025 that called for the establishment of an independent Office of Algorithmic Data Accountability<\/a>, due to be created by June. The office\u2019s current status is unclear.<\/p>\n

The city is not the only New York entity deemed by OSC to be lacking sufficient AI governance; in April 2025, the office reported<\/a> that the state, too, had \u201cinadequate\u201d guidance and oversight for agencies\u2019 AI use.<\/p>\n

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\"Julia<\/p>\n

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\n Julia Edinger is a senior staff writer for Government Technology. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Toledo and has since worked in publishing and media. She’s currently located in Ohio.\n <\/p>\n

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