The National Labor Relations Board has appointed David Gaston, its assistant general counsel and branch chief of E-litigation, as the board’s first chief artificial intelligence officer.
In his new role, Gaston will oversee compliance with federal AI regulations, including risk management on the technology’s use, the NLRB said Thursday.
The CAIO functions add to his current responsibility of overseeing the board’s information strategy, including developing tools for electronic collection, storage and retrieval of data on legal proceedings.
Jennifer Abruzzo, NLRB’s general counsel, said Gaston’s seven years of experience leading the agency’s information and litigation strategy will enable the agency “to move forward strategically in the area of AI.”
One of the board’s initiatives to check AI use in the labor front came in a memorandum of understanding with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau signed in March 2023. Under the MOU, the agencies will collaborate to ensure that American employers’ AI practices do not infringe upon workers’ rights.
Before NLRB, Gaston worked as a special assistant attorney at the Department of Justice and as an attorney advisor at the Department of Agriculture.
Gaston holds a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and two Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Georgia, both earned with magna cum laude distinctions.