Tag: GovAI Chat

Govt data drag threatens security, productivity, research finds

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A scattershot approach to data management in federal agencies is harming productivity, increasing cyber risks and could disrupt the output of the government’s upcoming artificial intelligence tools, new research...

Canberra puts blended GovAI assistant to test in first trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A cocktail of models from OpenAI, Anthropic and French AI startup Mistral are serving up answers to federal public servants through an early-stage trial of the Albanese government’s generative...

Suppliers face strict new AI rules in procurement shake-up

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Companies bidding for federal government contracts will soon have to disclose any planned use of artificial intelligence and take responsibility for its output, under new procurement rules set to...

Up to 20,000 public servants to join GovAI trials

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Tens of thousands of bureaucrats will participate in trials of a generative artificial intelligence chatbot this year as part of the federal government’s plans to lift tech capability within...

‘Good at sounding accurate’, but AI fails legal examination

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The most advanced artificial intelligence models aren’t powerful enough to accurately scrutinise bills and laws, new research shows, but a senior legal academic says more and murkier legislation sent...

Home Affairs to merge tech functions into single group

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Department of Home Affairs is creating a new deputy secretary-level group to centralise its fragmented data and technology functions and boost its AI capabilities. The new Technology, Data...

Govt sets aside $166m for public service AI chatbot

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence tool for the public service will receive more than $166 million in funding over the next three years, the federal government has announced in its...