‘Unacceptable risk’: Public servants warned on generative AI use


Brandon How
Reporter

Public servants have been warned that using generative artificial intelligence tools for service delivery and decision-making poses “an unacceptable risk to government” in new advice from the Digital Transformation Agency.

But the advice does not rule out use of the technology, only that it should be “deployed responsibly” and “used in cases where the risk of negative impact is low”.

Developed in collaboration with the Department of Industry, Science, and Resources (DISR), the interim guidance is the first time the government has offered direction to Australian Public Service (APS) staff.

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