Use of large language models and ChatGPT in the public sector: FOI release

Information requested

You asked for ”data held by Scottish Ministers discussing advice to any part of the public sector concerning policy on the use of Generative AI; LLMs/AI, ChatGPT, since November 2022."

Response

To respond to your request, we have assumed you are seeking records related to Scottish Government Ministers, including briefing notes for meetings with public bodies, ministerial advice, and notes of meetings with officials, as well as information about The Scottish Government as an organisation.

After internal searches, we can confirm that the Scottish Government holds no records of Ministers providing advice to any part of the public sector on policy regarding the use of Generative AI since November 2022.

Within the Scottish Government, the use of Generative AI is generally considered an operational matter.For organisational use, Microsoft Copilot Chat is available to all Scottish Government staff and is regarded as the preferred Generative AI corporate tool for general purposes.

For guidance on using other Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, please refer to the attached annex included in a previous FOI response.

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