Treasury Board President Anita Anand says she wants to increase the use of artificial intelligence in Canada's public service — but not when it comes to things like cabinet documents.Treasury Board President Anita Anand launched consultations Monday on a new public service strategy for artificial intelligence.
"Managers will have the discretion as to when that is able to be used, but I will say that in areas of confidentiality, cabinet confidences for example, generative AI isn't generally going to be used." "This is the part of the work that we're doing to ensure that the AI tools that we are incorporating are not used for unsavoury or discriminatory purposes," she said. "It is part of the work that we're doing to use AI responsibly."
Speaking to a hand-picked roundtable of experts Monday, Anand said the government has set three priorities for a national public service AI strategy: providing services to Canadians, increasing operational efficiency and driving science and research.