Councilor Pepén called Docket #1664, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in the form of a grant, the AI Research Grant, awarded by Schmidt Sciences, a philanthropic organization run by the Schmidt Family, to be administered by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The grant will fund a project that will deliver the first randomized evidence on how Generative AI tools affect day-to-day work in a large U.S. city government, from the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Pepén, the order was passed.

Mayor Order Passed Introduced September 15, 2025

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