A new Government body is to be established to oversee the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across Government.
Announcing the new AI strategy, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said artificial intelligence was poised to create thousands of jobs for IT professionals, cyber security experts, data scientists and engineers, as well as deliver better services to citizens across NSW.
Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello said the strategy would set out a roadmap for the trusted, tested and transparent use of AI in Government services.
“Whether it’s at home, online, on the road or at the supermarket, the use of AI is becoming more prevalent in day-to-day life and is often deployed in subtle ways to make customer interactions and services more seamless,” Mr Dominello said.
“This strategy brings together the three key pillars of privacy, transparency and security, within the prism of ethics,” he said.
“(It) also prioritises the development of AI skills in Government and will strengthen industry partnerships through a consistent approach to procurement of AI products and services,” he said.
Mr Dominello said the new body would be named the NSW Government AI Review Committee and be chaired by NSW Government Chief Data Scientist, Ian Oppermann and work with all Government Agencies.
He said that among the NSW Government Agencies already making use of AI were Transport for NSW which uses AI to anticipate required maintenance and schedule downtime for maintenance, thereby increasing passenger safety and equipment reliability as well as NSW Health’s use of algorithms from de-identified medical records for the early detection and treatment of sepsis in emergency department waiting rooms, helping save patient lives and improve service levels
“NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment use drones and AI to identify and protect threatened plants and animals which is part of the Saving our Species program,” Mr Dominello said.
Further details on the Artificial Intelligence Strategy can be accessed at this PS News link.
