Lee on AI readiness and workforce development
Lee asks for updated figures on NYC's AI readiness and what steps EDC has taken on priorities from the AI Advantage Report. Peck says she'll need to follow up with details.
My last question is around AI and tech.
In January 2025, there was the Artificial Intelligence Advantage Report that EDC recognized New York City as the applied AI capital of the world with 40,000 AI-ready workers,
active investors, over 2,000 AI startups.
Do you have an updated figure on how we're performing in terms of AI readiness?
We will have to get back to you on that.
I don't have that right now.
Great.
And as a follow-up, we'd love to hear what steps EDC took to accomplish some of the priorities that were outlined in that report
around fostering new business creation and partnership to build this AI ecosystem, developing a diverse AI-ready workforce to power the future economy, and
position New York as a global leader for applied AI.
So we'd love to follow up with the key steps that EDC has taken to achieve the priorities outlined in your report,
any programming to train workforces on the development of AI-ready skills, and any city funds being deployed to bolster the AI workforce or help develop AI-related businesses.
So we'll get back to you on that.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Back to the chair.
Thank you.
And a hearing would not be complete without Councilmember Ressler.
So I'm going to toss it to him.
And then I just have a couple last questions after.
No, no, go, go, go.