Brad Tietz, of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, told aldermen that nonprofits and hospitals the chamber represents would be “devastated” by the ordinance, suggesting that nonprofits may opt out of seeking city contracts entirely because of the requirement. Nonprofits that contract with the city’s public health and family and support services departments provide services for children, seniors, people experiencing homelessness, victims of domestic violence and patents needing mental healthcare.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.