The Australian Government is committed to promoting transparency and a culture of innovation in public services and effectively managing risk through the management and governance of all emerging technologies.
The Government actively leverages emerging technologies to provide Australians with quality services that take full advantage of the benefits of new and exciting technologies.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is understandably a key area of interest for the government to enable the transformation of service delivery to Australian citizens.
Generative AI is technology that generates content such as text, images, sounds, and code in response to user prompts.
Chris Fechner, CEO of DTA, said: “The rapid evolution of technology has increased the demand for guidance to government officials in assessing the potential risks associated with the use of technology.”
“The Digital Transformation Agency, in partnership with the Department of Commerce, Industry, Science and Resources, has developed interim guidance on government use of generative AI platforms for employees within federal agencies. Developed and based on existing agency and agency information.” Interjurisdictional Guidance. “
The Ministry of Industry, Science and Resources has released a discussion paper as part of a public consultation on the safe and responsible use of AI. A supporting discussion paper on Responsible AI focuses on governance mechanisms to ensure that AI is developed and used in Australia in a safe and responsible manner. Once the consultation is complete, your feedback will be used to inform appropriate regulations, policies and responses. These build on the government’s millions of dollars invested in responsible AI through the 2023-24 Budget.
The purpose of this Interim Guidance on Generative AI is purely to guide staff within the APS agency. At this stage, this is not intended to replace generative AI policies developed by individual agencies, but to complement these policies while further work is done to develop a government-wide position. increase.
Interim guidance is available on the Australian Government Building website.
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