Interim guidance for agencies on government use of generative AI platforms

The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) have released interim guidance on government use of publicly available generative AI platforms. The interim guidance is recommended for government agencies to use as the basis for providing generative AI guidance to their staff. You can access the Guidance here – Interim guidance for agencies on government use of generative AI platforms | aga (digital.gov.au) DTA and DISR also recommend agencies: implement an enrolment mechanism to register and approve staff user accounts to access generative AI platforms. This should include appropriate approval processes through Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) and/or Chief Information Officers (CIO). establish an avenue for staff to report any exceptions made to adhering to the guidance through your CISO/CIO. This should be reported periodically to the DTA by emailing digitalpolicy@dta.gov.au. seek to move to commercial arrangement for generative AI solutions as soon as it is possible to […]