San Antonio may have a chance to get in front of the looming artificial intelligence revolution, which threatens to upend economies worldwide, even as it ushers in major opportunities.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has been invited into the Mayors AI Forum, a group of 10 leaders of some of the world’s highest-profile cities, including London and Tokyo, who are weighing how to deal with the coming changes.
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins University, which set up the initiative, tout it as the first of its kind to bring together mayors from around the world to shape how AI is developed and deployed. The forum is designed to accelerate practical AI applications in government, help cities work directly with companies as tools are designed and to shape policy around the technology’s deployment, officials said.
Bloomberg estimates AI could add $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030, but its brisk rollout is also poised to bring about massive job cuts and economic disruptions. The goal of the new forum is to allow global tech hubs to strike a balance that protects workers while expanding economic potential.
“Confronting the reality of AI and its potential to advance solutions to local challenges requires we mayors move boldly, strategically, and compassionately or else get left behind,” Jones said in a statement about her involvement in the Mayors AI Forum.
Other mayors in the initiative include those of London, Boston, Madrid, San Francisco and Tokyo along with Bogotá, Colombia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Kyiv, Ukraine; and Nairobi, Kenya.
“Mayors have often been early leaders on global challenges — even as national and international responses lagged,” former New York Mayor and Bloomberg L.P. founder Michael Bloomberg said. “Now, the Mayor’s AI Forum will help put them — and the communities they serve — at the forefront of conversations about the future of AI.”
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