AI use policy — Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Does the municipality have a policy governing its own use of AI?

No adopted policy has been confirmed for Sault Ste. Marie — the documents below are unconfirmed leads or supporting material (checked 2026-05-26).

City bans Chinese artificial intelligence app, promises AI policy

Reports City of Sault Ste. Marie council banned DeepSeek on city devices and directed staff to develop an AI usage policy (ethical/responsible/transparent use) plus a one-year GovAI pilot. Policy under development, not yet adopted.

status: under_development · adopted 2025-04-12 · official source · snapshot 98db38df2d09
Sault Ste. Marie city council to consider banning Chinese AI chatbot (CBC)

CBC coverage of Sault Ste. Marie council considering a DeepSeek ban on city devices, tied to forthcoming AI policy work.

Machine-readable: ai-policy.json · Official website: https://saultstemarie.ca/ · Last verified 2026-05-26 · AI use policy in other municipalities