Have you had anybody asked for permission to do a voice clone of the mayor yet?

Interestingly, there was some interest in doing that as part of a demo to the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

And it's not quite as push-button as one would think, But yes it definitely was proposed, hey why don't we do this?

And while I thought it was an amusing demonstration it ultimately didn't come to fruition. If the use of generative AI in the workplace didn't seem complicated enough already.

Just consider what it means for big cities

and other government entities.

The implications of common AI problems

such as algorithmic bias and attribution

of intellectual property are magnified in the public sector,

and they're further complicated by unique challenges such as the retention and production of public

records. Our guest this week, Jim Loader, interim chief technology officer for the city of Seattle,

grappled with these issues as he and his team produced the city's first generative AI policy this spring.

And he recently gave a presentation on the topic to the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

I'm Geekwire co-founder Todd Bishop.

We last spoke with Jim Loader back in 2014 in a radio

studio when this podcast doubled as a broadcast show in the Seattle region. Of course

much has changed in the time since we connected and recorded virtually this time.

Jim Loader, it's great to see you.

It's good to see you, good to see you again, it's good to be back on the podcast version of Eguire.

Give us a sense for what you do in your role as Chief Technology Officer on an interim basis for now.

Yeah, I've been serving in this role for about two years now and the City of Seattle

the Seattle Information Technology Department which I'm the director of is

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