Post Independent: Garfield County commissioners on Monday unanimously approved the county’s first policy regulating how government employees use  artificial intelligence (AI).

First drafted in August, the policy was added to the Board of County Commissioners’ consent agenda this week. It establishes standards for all county employees — as well as contractors, third-party vendors, consultants and volunteers — who use AI tools on behalf of the county. It applies to activities such as predictive analytics, automation tools, chatbots and generative AI programs including ChatGPT and Microsoft 365 Copilot.

“The ultimate goal is to benefit our community and help make our services better and improve our processes,” said Gary Noffsinger, Garfield County’s IT manager, during a work session with county commissioners on Oct. 15. “We are just at the beginning stages as a county, but we look forward to a phased approach to policy, to experimentation and to learning.” 

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