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Coos County adopts generative AI use policy, urges caution on sensitive data
Summary
The Coos County Board of Commissioners approved a generative AI usage policy on May 6, 2025, emphasizing that employees must not put sensitive information into public AI tools and recommending department-level safeguards for HIPAA and criminal-justice data.
The Coos County Board of Commissioners approved a generative AI usage policy on May 6, 2025, and signed resolution 25-04-072-L effective May 6, 2025.
The policy sets guidelines for employee use of generative AI tools, warning that information entered into public systems can become publicly accessible and recommending that staff avoid placing personally identifiable, HIPAA-protected or criminal-justice information into public AI services. Caroline (HR), who led policy drafting with IT and safety staff, told the board she kept the policy separate from the employee handbook…
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