De La Rosa questions panel on teaching AI a moral code

Okay, thank you.

I'm going to turn it over to our tech chair, Carmen De La Rosa, for a questioning.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, Speaker Menon.

I also want to recognize we've been joined by Councilmember Caban online, Councilmember Palladino online, as well as in the chamber, Councilmember Farias, Councilmember Feliz, Councilmember

Ressler, Councilmember Santosuoso, and Councilmember Vernikoff.

I hope I got everybody.

So, oh, Councilmember Stevens, I apologize.

There you are.

Okay, so I do have one question for this panel.

I also say we will be opening briefly for limited questioning of this panel, so get on the list quickly.

Speaking in your expertise, could we teach AI models a moral code?

People and companies are bound by criminal codes, the Uniform Commercial Code, and other laws.

Could those same principles be applied to AI agents?

And if so, how could we enforce them on a machine?