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OMB memorandum M-25-21 says federal agencies should develop a generative AI acceptable-use policy within 270 days.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Within 270 days of the issuance of this memorandum, agencies should develop a policy that sets the terms for acceptable use of generative AI for their missions”
M-25-21: Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 2025, Section 3, governance requirements, item 1v.
Open the original- What it measures
- The policy must set terms for acceptable use and safeguards so that generative AI can be used without posing undue risk, according to the same section.
- What it does not show
- The memo says should rather than must for this item, and it binds federal agencies, not private companies.