AI usage policy
An AI usage policy is a company's written rules for using AI tools at work: which tools are approved, what data may go into prompts, how outputs are reviewed and whom to tell when something goes wrong.
Why it matters for companies
Employees use AI whether or not there is a policy. A clear policy lets them use it safely and gives managers something concrete to point to.
A policy is strongest when the tooling enforces it, so the approved path is also the easy one.
Example
A policy says client personal data may only go into approved tools with European processing. IT enforces it by giving staff keys that carry a Europe rule.
How Standard Compute handles it
Our free AI usage policy template has twelve editable sections. The controls it names map to Standard Compute settings: SAML SSO, provider and model allow-lists, a Europe rule, zero data retention, fixed monthly budgets and the audit log.