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Stevens County approves draft AI policy to set guardrails for staff use and vendor testing
Summary
The county board approved an AI policy to govern use of generative and embedded AI tools, require data‑practice compliance and encourage testing of Microsoft Copilot in the county’s government cloud; the board voted to adopt the policy after staff explained training and vendor‑vetting plans.
County staff presented a draft artificial‑intelligence policy intended to set basic guardrails for county employees and elected officials using AI tools.
The presenter described the draft as a borrowed policy adapted for county use and said it focuses on data practices: what staff may enter into generative AI tools, how vendors must be vetted and how departments with specialized data (for example, human services and law enforcement) must follow their own, stricter rules. The…
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