Generative AI tools present new and innovative opportunities for government. However, due to their rapid evolution and uptake, the risks involved in their use need to be considered and assessed. The breadth of government activities includes developing policy advice for ministers, delivering programs to industry, providing services to the community […]
Gen AI Guidance
Public Statement: Use of Microsoft 365 Copilot in the Victorian public sector
This public statement is made pursuant to section 8C(1)(f) of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) (PDP Act).[1] The statement relates to the potential adoption and use of Microsoft 365 Copilot (Copilot) by Victorian public sector (VPS) organisations. The Acting Information Commissioner has issued a public statement specifically […]
Public Statement: Use of personal information with ChatGPT
This is a public statement made by the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner under section 8C(1)(f) of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) (PDP Act). This statement relates to the use of the Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) platform by Victorian public sector (VPS) organisations. ChatGPT is […]
Generative AI: basic guidance
This resource provides guidance for using Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) tools for the NSW Government. It outlines responsible, safe, and ethical practices for working with these tools and builds on the existing NSW government guidance on artificial intelligence. Applications across NSW Government are rapidly integrating AI. Staff must be […]
Evaluation of whole-of-government trial into Gen AI:
On 23 October 2024, Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency released a report into the Australian governments trial into generative AI. From 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024, the DTA coordinated the Australian Government’s trials of a generative AI service. It made Microsoft 365 Copilot (formerly Copilot for Microsoft 365) available […]
OAIC Guides on AI and Privacy
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published two new guides to assist organisations in navigating the intersection of AI and privacy: Guidance on privacy and the use of commercially available AI products: This guide assists organisations in complying with privacy obligations using commercially available AI products and helps them […]