Mayor's Order 2024-028: Articulating DC's Artificial Intelligence Values and Establishing Artificial Intelligence Strategic Benchmarks

Summary

Mayor Bowser set six AI values (clear benefit to the people, safety and equity, accountability, transparency, sustainability, and privacy and cybersecurity) that District agencies must apply before deploying an AI tool. Before deployment, an agency must verify alignment with the values, assess impacts, consider mitigating controls and document its review; the published values require, among other things, preserving human accountability for every action flowing from the tool, pre-deployment and continuing testing, and disclosure when residents are interacting with an AI tool such as a chatbot. The order created an Advisory Group on AI Values Alignment with public members and an AI Taskforce led by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, and set strategic benchmarks for agency AI plans. In February 2026 the Mayor added a mandatory responsible AI training requirement for all District government employees and contractors.

Key dates

1. February 8, 2024Enacted
2. February 8, 2024Takes effect
3. October 16, 2026Checked against sources
4. October 21, 2026Checked against sources

Developments are added when the record is reviewed. Next review: October 16, 2027.

Evidence

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1. Mayor Bowser Signs Order Defining DC’s AI Values and AI Strategic Plan Thursday, Feb 8, 2024

   Supports: Signing date

   These values will be weighed whenever AI solutions are proposed within District government, and only solutions congruent with all six values will be adopted.

   Supports: Values gate agency adoption

   Mayor Bowser Signs Order Defining DC's AI Values and AI Strategic Plan Executive Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia Primary source

2. Mayor's Order 2024-028 requires any agency planning to deploy an AI tool first to verify whether such deployment is in alignment with the following AI Values, assess impacts to these AI Values, consider what controls might be used to mitigate negative impacts, and document its review

   Supports: Agency pre-deployment duty

   An agency deploying an AI tool shall explain when and how it will disclose when persons are directly interacting with an AI tool, like an AI-powered chat bot, and not a human.

   Supports: Chatbot disclosure

   DC's AI Values and Strategic Plan Office of the Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia Primary source

3. Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced a new mandatory Responsible AI training requirement for all DC Government employees and contractors.

   Supports: February 2026 training requirement

   DC Becomes First Major U.S. City to Require Responsible AI Training for Government Workforce Office of the Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia Primary source