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The leaders provided a cooperative collection of provisional guidelines across data, digital technology, procurement, privacy, and cybersecurity sectors. These guidelines offer direction for the responsible and trustworthy adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) within the New Zealand Public Service framework. This interim guidance aims to ensure the ethical and dependable deployment of GenAI, fostering responsible practices while its comprehensive guidelines are being formulated.
The guidance offers preliminary recommendations from System Leaders specialising in data, digital technology, privacy, procurement, and security. This initial advice pertains to applying GenAI tools within the Public Service of New Zealand. Its primary objective is to aid government agencies in arriving at well-informed choices regarding adopting GenAI, striking a balance between its potential advantages and associated risks.
GenAI employs prompts or queries to craft text or visuals that bear a striking resemblance to human-crafted content. These tools function by aligning user prompts with patterns from training data, employing probability to complete the information. A prominent illustration of GenAI is the widely recognised ChatGPT.
The integration of GenAI is permeating various domains, such as cloud services, security, creative industries, and media, among others. As this technology establishes its presence, akin to any innovative technology with potential disruption, it needs to acquaint itself with its nuances, acquire a comprehensive understanding, and navigate the path of utilising it securely.
Gen AI holds substantial potential for advantageous outcomes, and numerous public officials are enthusiastic about its adoption in contemporary contexts. Agencies should initiate the learning process concerning GenAI, aiming to grasp its secure and privacy-centric utilisation for reaping benefits.
Although the future applications of this nascent realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) remain uncertain, the presumption is that Gen AI will be integrated into the professional lives of knowledge workers nationwide.
Acknowledging this guidance’s potential applicability and relevance beyond the confines of the Public Service, it is primarily tailored for AI practitioners and decision-makers operating within the Public Service sector. This counsel marks the initial collaborative endeavour of System Leaders to assist agencies in cautiously and ethically embarking on the experimentation and application of this emerging technology. The potential advantages that GenAI could bring to the public service are diverse and substantial.
These encompass increased efficiency and productivity achieved by streamlining and automating processes and the potential for refining service design and delivery through personalised and targeted approaches. Additionally, GenAI promises to bolster cybersecurity efforts through advanced predictive analysis, vulnerability assessment, and early threat detection. It can also catalyse innovation, offering optimisation opportunities and access to insights derived from extensive datasets.
Moreover, GenAI’s influence extends to policy development, as it facilitates access to comprehensive data and insights, enabling more informed and near real-time analyses. l realm while ensuring privacy safeguards.
This guide serves as a temporary advisory resource, intending to address the current state of AI and GenAI. As these technologies evolve and our comprehension of associated risks grows more nuanced, this guidance will be subjected to continuous review and potential updates. This approach reflects a commitment to maintaining alignment with the dynamic landscape of AI advancements and ensuring that the guidance remains relevant, effective, and attuned to the changing risk profiles.
