The City of Seattle in the United States of America has released its Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy to balance the opportunities created by this innovative technology with strong guardrails to ensure it is used responsibly and accountability. The new policy aligns with President Biden's Executive Order regarding AI and positions Seattle to continue to be a national leader in civic innovation and technology.

The Executive order released by the White House directs towards New Standards for AI. Safety and Security, Protecting Americans' Privacy, Advancing Equity and Civil Rights, Standing Up for Consumers, Patients, and Students, Supporting Workers, Promoting Innovation and Competition, Advancing American Leadership Abroad, and Ensuring Responsible and Effective Government Use of AI.

According to Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, innovation is in Seattle's DNA, and he sees immense opportunity for the region to be an AI powerhouse. In his opinion, now is the time to ensure this new tool is used for good, creating new opportunities and efficiencies rather than reinforcing existing biases or inequities. He also added that as a city, they are responsible for embracing new technology that can improve our service while keeping a close eye on what matters – our communities and their data and privacy. This policy is the outcome of our One Seattle approach to cross-sector collaboration and will help guide our use of this new technology for years to come.

According to the Office of the Mayor, Seattle, the City's policy was developed with the Generative AI Advisory Team and City employees after six months. The seven governing principles are Innovation and Sustainability, Transparency and Accountability, Validity and Reliability, Bias and Harm Reduction and Fairness, Privacy Enhancing, Explainability and Interpretability, Security and Resiliency.