San Francisco Generative AI Guidelines for City Staff
San Francisco, CA · CCSF, Generative AI Guidelines (Dec. 2023, rev. July 2025)
San Francisco's citywide generative AI guidelines apply to employees, contractors, consultants, volunteers, and vendors working for the city. They require human review and disclosure of AI-generated content, prohibit entering non-public information into AI tools, ban concealing AI use, and bar generating deepfake-style images, audio, or video. Most recently revised in July 2025.
Technical detail
San Francisco Generative AI Guidelines (City Administrator's Office, Dec. 11, 2023; rev. July 2025) govern generative AI use by city staff and vendors, operating alongside the Ch. 19B surveillance technology ordinance.
Who is protected: San Francisco residents and members of the public receiving city services
Who must comply: CCSF employees, contractors, consultants, volunteers, and vendors performing city work
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | San Francisco, CA |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2023-12-11 |
| Enacted | 2023-12-11 |
| Citation | CCSF, Generative AI Guidelines (Dec. 2023, rev. July 2025) |
| Enforced by | Office of the City Administrator (Digital & Data Services; COIT) |
| Private right of action | No — agency enforcement only |
| Topics | government use of AI · AI disclosure and transparency · consumer data privacy |
| Last verified | 2026-06-11 |
| Official source | San Francisco Generative AI Guidelines (July 2025 revision) — SF.gov ↗ |
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