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Falmouth adopts AI policy requiring staff review and prominent disclosure
Summary
The Select Board adopted a townwide artificial‑intelligence policy June 8 after amendments to clarify that any AI‑generated output must be reviewed by a town employee and that disclosures be prominently displayed on documents produced with AI assistance.
The Select Board voted to adopt a townwide artificial‑intelligence (AI) policy after members proposed clarifying edits to disclosure and staff‑review language.
During discussion, a board member pointed to Section 5A and asked whether the draft's sentences were redundant. The policy's proposed language stated that "all output generated by AI must be reviewed by a town employee before release" and that staff accountable for content must review AI‑generated materials. Members agreed to remove redundancy and to require a prominently displayed disclosure on documents that used AI tools, not buried text.
After friendly amendments to strike a redundant sentence and to make the disclosure prominent (for example, bold type or an immediately visible statement), a board member moved adoption and the board approved the policy with those edits. The adopted policy requires that any town staff member using AI review and accept responsibility for AI outputs before release and that any materials using AI include a clear disclosure.
What happens next: Town management will implement the policy across departments and update staff guidance to reflect the board's edits. The board also suggested returning if implementation questions arise.
