Commissioners call for county AI guidelines and a task force after staff briefings
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Commissioners discussed current pilot uses of artificial intelligence in county departments and asked staff and legal counsel to develop guidelines; a training session and potential task force were mentioned.
Several commissioners reported that Atlantic County departments have begun piloting artificial‑intelligence tools and urged the board to develop oversight guidelines.
Commissioner Parker and others said county departments are already using AI in limited pilots and that the board should be proactive rather than reactive. Commissioners asked county council and administration to prepare guidance and suggested a resolution to formalize a committee or task force to craft policy, ethics and procurement rules. A mandatory training session on AI ethics for commissioners was announced for Nov. 12.
Commissioners and staff noted technical risks — including AI “hallucination” and legal exposure — and said county council and external experts will review drafts before any operational rollout. Several commissioners recommended that any committee include legal counsel, IT, procurement, department leaders, and an outside expert or retired judge who has authored AI ethics materials.
Board members asked county administration to continue piloting tools under existing controls while the governance work proceeds. Commissioners signaled they prefer a staged approach: produce a resolution to begin formal review, then create a task force that will recommend code or policy changes as needed.