Executive Order 24-01: Preparing Washington for Generative AI, Jan. 22, 2025
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Slides on Executive Order 24-01, Preparing Washington for Generative AI, for the House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Committee on Jan. 22, 2025. They say the Executive Order tasked multiple agencies, including WaTech, with creating deliverables for the responsible adoption of generative AI, and that Interim Generative AI Guidelines were adopted August 2023 and are based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology AI Risk Management Framework. The slides describe the Washington State Generative AI Report as a strategic roadmap, and cover procurement guidelines focused on safety, utility, transparency, and algorithmic fairness, equity analysis guidelines, and a framework for assessing high-risk AI systems.
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Executive Order 24-01:
Preparing Washington for
Generative AI
House Technology, Economic
Development, & Veterans Committee
Jan. 22, 2025
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• Introduction: Overview of Executive Order 24-01 and WaTech’s leadership.
• Reports Overview: Summary of reports required by the order.
• Outreach and Collaboration: Engagement efforts with external partners.
• WaTech Reports: Focus on Generative AI Initiatives, Procurement
Guidelines, Risk Assessments, and Equity Analysis Guidelines.
• Governance and Conclusion: Next steps for governance and adoption of
guidance and risk assessment processes.
• Q&A: Discussion.
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Introduction
• The Executive Order tasked multiple agencies,
including WaTech, with creating deliverables to
support the responsible adoption of generative
AI in Washington.
• Our focus today will be on the work WaTech
led: Interim Generative AI Guidelines, The
Generative AI Report, Procurement &
Deployment Guidelines, Risk Assessments, and
Equity Analysis Impacts.
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AI Definitions and Examples
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AI Initiatives in Washington State
AI Community of EO 24-01 – WaTech Emerging
AGO AI Taskforce
Practice Generative AI Technology Program
• State agencies • Executive Committee • Focused on Generative • WaTech program
• Local government • (19 members) AI focused on
• Required nine accelerating the
• Higher education • Industry, advocacy,
actionable reports adoption of emerging
• Subcommittees government,
• Multi-agency technology.
legislative
• Risk partnership: WaTech, • Developing statewide
members
• Policy Department of GenAI sandbox.
• Subcommittees
Enterprise Services, • Producing report on
• Use cases focused on various
Office of Financial public sector best
• Local government dimensions and
impacts of AI Management, Office of practices for Artificial
Equity, Workforce Intelligence.
Training and Education
Coordinating Board
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Interim Guidelines for
Purposeful and Responsible
Use of Generative AI
• Adopted August 2023.
• Lays out guiding principles
• Based on National Institute of
Standards and Technology AI Risk
Management Framework to ensure
adoption of trustworthy AI.
• Outlines Gen AI “Do’s and Don’ts”
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Summary of EO-24-01 – Generative AI
EO NAMED
LEAD AGENCY DELIVERABLE DEADLINE
SEC. COLLABORATORS
2 WaTech Cabinet Agencies Report of Gen AI initiatives for agencies September 2024
3 WaTech DES Initial Guidelines for Procurement September 2024
Office of Equity
4 DES Training plan for state workers January 2025
WaTech
Office of Equity
Community members
Guidelines on impact of adopting Gen AI on vulnerable
5 WaTech Tribal governments December 2024
communities
SMEs
State agencies
6 DES WaTech Contract terms templates January 2025
WaTech
7 Office of Equity DES Accountability Framework September 2024
WTB
8 WaTech Risk assessments December 2024
Labor organizations
9 OFM WTB Report of impact of Gen AI on state workforce December 2024
WaTech
10 WTB Identify and create research opportunities January 2025
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Washington State
Generative AI Report
• Created under EO 24-01, provides a
strategic roadmap for integrating
generative AI across state agencies.
• Evaluates potential benefits and
challenges, ensuring ethical and
responsible use
• A phased implementation plan focused
on innovation, collaboration, and
governance.
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Generative AI
Procurement Guidelines
• Align with federal and state frameworks.
• Focus: safety, utility, transparency, and
algorithmic fairness.
• AI opportunities and risks in public
service.
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Equity Analysis
Guidelines for GenAI
• Prioritize identifying and addressing impacts on
vulnerable communities.
• Agencies encouraged to engage communities and
mitigate biases in AI systems.
• Continuous monitoring frameworks are essential to
track long-term impacts and ensure equitable
outcomes.
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Risk assessments for
high-risk AI systems
• The report provides a framework for identifying
and assessing high-risk AI systems.
• Focusing on risks to health, safety, and fundamental
rights.
• The implementation plan includes updates to tools
and processes and sets up policies and training
over time.
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Governance
• The EO deliverables lay the groundwork
to ensure that Generative AI technologies
are implemented responsibly across the
state operations.
• EO deliverables emphasize transparency
and accountability in Gen AI adoption.
• WaTech’s collaboration with agency
partners is essential for the responsible
deployment of Generative AI
technologies.
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Thank You
Point of contact:
Angela Kleis, Director of Policy & External Affairs
angela.kleis@watech.wa.gov
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