Ben Sorensen

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9,257 appearances 42 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2023 last heard 15 Sep

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Fort Lauderdale City Commission · City Commission Joint Workshop with BAB and Conference Meeting on 2026-06-16 1:00 PM - Jun 16, 2026 · 16 Jun 2026 meeting

Thank you.

I agree.

I think AI is amazing tool.

So, and city manager, I'm assuming that how are you implementing that as commissioner Herbst mentioned into what staff members do day in and day out.

Thank you, vice mayor and commissioner Herbst.

So in last year's budget, with the support of this commission, we incorporated resources to have training with co-pilot in a,

pilot phase and then we rolled it out to most of our employees.

What we're going through right now is identifying specific use cases for AI in different departments.

So it's not enough to just say we're using co-pilot or chat GPT, but how does that equate to efficiency or cost savings?

So for each department, we're looking at

What can AI be used for that is actually going to turn into savings for the taxpayers, residents, stakeholders, savings of time and effort?

So while we know AI in general will allow increased productivity, it doesn't always equate to a financial gain or savings.

So for example, in our

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW TO INCORPORATE AI INTO OUR PLAN REVIEW PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN TURN OVER THOSE PLANS FASTER FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.

IN HUMAN RESOURCES, WE'RE STARTING TO UTILIZE AI FOR

screening for employees or those wanting to become an employee within our city.

So every department is going to be a little bit different.

Not every department is going to see a significant savings by the utilization of AI, but I think we have to approach it more strategically while we're also looking at the broad and general view of how we apply AI across the organization.

Could I flip that script?

The best way you're going to do this is not a top-down approach.

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