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.
AI use policy — Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Does the municipality have a policy governing its own use of AI?
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has no ai use policy on record as of 2026-05-26.
No adopted policy has been confirmed — the documents below are unconfirmed leads or supporting material (checked 2026-05-26).
CBC coverage of Sault Ste. Marie council considering a DeepSeek ban on city devices, tied to forthcoming AI policy work.