S.R. No. 142 Summary

• Request the state to establish an artificial intelligence advisory committee to investigate implementation, development, and regulation of AI in Hawaii.

• Committee composition includes 9 categories of members: Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Adjutant General; Chief Information Officer of Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Executive Director of Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Department Chair of Information and Computer Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa; U.S. Department of Defense Joint AI Center representative; three AI researchers selected by Senate President; three AI researchers selected by House Speaker; and other subject matter experts as needed.

• Committee must evaluate AI applications used in other states, competitive advantages for Hawaii's economy and government, potential dangers and unintended consequences, methods to encourage AI research and development in Hawaii, and appropriate regulatory systems for the state.

• Committee must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2020 Regular Session convenes.

• Certified copies of the resolution must be transmitted to relevant state and federal officials and department chairs.