{"id":178147,"date":"2026-01-14T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/washington-county-considers-formalizing-ai-surveillance-guardrails\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:55:10","slug":"washington-county-considers-formalizing-ai-surveillance-guardrails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/washington-county-considers-formalizing-ai-surveillance-guardrails\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington County Considers Formalizing AI Surveillance Guardrails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/artificial-intelligence\/washington-county-considers-formalizing-ai-surveillance-guardrails\">Washington County Considers Formalizing AI Surveillance Guardrails<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/artificial-intelligence\/washington-county-considers-formalizing-ai-surveillance-guardrails\">https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/artificial-intelligence\/washington-county-considers-formalizing-ai-surveillance-guardrails<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-14 12:44:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.govtech.com\">www.govtech.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thurston County commissioners are looking into regulating the acquisition and use of AI-enabled surveillance technology.<\/li>\n<li>Commissioner Carolina Mejia presented a draft ordinance aimed at ensuring transparency and preventing incremental approval without board knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>The draft ordinance does not seek to expand surveillance or endorse specific technologies or vendors.<\/li>\n<li>Mejia emphasizes the need for intentional governance and transparency in AI-enabled surveillance systems due to their rapidly integrating capabilities.<\/li>\n<li>The board unanimously agreed to have county staff work on a detailed proposal in collaboration with appropriate stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Mejia&#8217;s draft ordinance draws inspiration from Washington State Technology Services guidance, Washington State Attorney General\u2019s AI Task Force, and other towns&#8217; 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