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FPPC committee reviews draft generative AI use policy emphasizing human review and security

California Fair Political Practices Commission, Public Outreach & Technology Committee · February 12, 2026
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The FPPC's Public Outreach & Technology Committee reviewed a draft generative AI acceptable-use policy that requires human review of AI-generated work, restricts public-facing AI tools for now, and notes the agency's enterprise Microsoft Copilot deployment prevents prompts from training public models; the policy is expected to go to the full commission in March.

The California Fair Political Practices Commission's Public Outreach & Technology Committee on Feb. 11 reviewed a draft internal policy governing staff use of generative artificial intelligence, emphasizing human oversight, data security and compliance with public-records obligations.

General Counsel Dave Bainbridge summarized the policy, telling the committee that "when product is generated using AI, there is a human in the loop that reviews the content, and ensures its accuracy." The draft also identifies risks such as unauthorized data sharing, bias, overreliance and the disclosure of…

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