North Dakota — Artificial Intelligence Guideline

North Dakota Information Technology's guideline outlines best practices for secure, private, and ethical use of AI, supplementing the state's AI Policy and requiring GRC risk assessment before AI business use.

Technical detail

North Dakota Information Technology's guideline outlines best practices for secure, private, and ethical use of AI, supplementing the state's AI Policy and requiring GRC risk assessment before AI business use.

Who is protected: Residents interacting with state government AI systems; public-sector data subjects.

Who must comply: All North Dakota executive branch state agencies including the University Systems Office (excluding other higher-education institutions)

Key facts

More AI rules in North Dakota

• ND Sexually Explicit Deepfake Law · In effect
• ND HB 1613 (drone evidence limits extended to robots; no armed police robots) · In effect
• ND 12.1-17-07 (using a robot/AI to harass is a crime) · In effect
• ND 12.1-17-07.1 (stalking via robot/AI, e.g. tracking, is a crime) · In effect
• ND HB 1167 (political ads using AI to impersonate must say so) · In effect
• ND HB 1386 (CSAM laws cover computer-generated/AI images of minors) · In effect

Related government use of AI rules elsewhere

• CA EO N-6-26 (AI Workforce) · In effect
• WA SB 5982 (Data Center / Clean Energy) · In effect
• Arkansas public entity AI/ADS policy mandate (Act 848, 2025) · In effect
• One-year moratorium on data center development (Inver Grove Heights MN) · In effect
• FERC order directing PJM and other grid operators to reform · Enacted (not yet in effect)
• San Marcos citywide data center ban (Land Use Matrix amendme · In effect