Artificial Intelligence

This standard provides requirements for Commonwealth agencies and suppliers on the acceptable and ethical use of AI. It applies to both existing and new uses of AI; stand-alone, AI embedded and generative AI within other systems or applications; AI developed both by the agency or by third parties on behalf of ESA Artificial Intelligence. Learn more at AI FAQs.

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Pursuant to Governor Youngkin’s Executive Order 30 (EO 30 PDF | news release), below are the Virginia standards on Artificial Intelligence use by state agencies.

Standards

• Artificial Intelligence Standard
• Utilization of Artificial Intelligence by COV Policy Standard (6/27/2024)

Guidance

• Artificial Intelligence Registration and Approval (presentation)
• EO30 information session (presentation 05/22/2024)
• EO 46 and prohibition of DeepSeek AI on COV devices and state-run networks (news release)

Resources

• Artificial Intelligence FAQs
• Registering AI Technologies in Archer and CTP - entities with CTP access (job aid)  
• Agency head AI approval in Commonwealth Technology Portfolio (CTP) Planview (job aid)
• Higher education AI registration process (job aid)