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Does the Ministry of Social Development have a requirement for a human to check material produced by artificial intelligence tools, if any; if so, what does the check entail? and 1 other question

Answered 20096, 20100 (2026)
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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 20096

    Does the Ministry of Social Development have a requirement for a human to check material produced by artificial intelligence tools, if any; if so, what does the check entail?

  • 20100

    What safeguards, if any, are in place at the Ministry of Social Development regarding staff use of Artificial Intelligence tools?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) has a range of safeguards in place for staff use of AI tools. These include an AI policy with responsibilities for all staff and mandatory training on responsible use of generative AI systems (focused on Microsoft Copilot), requiring that staff verify any outputs from generative AI systems before use. Individual AI tools have other safeguards which will include specifying the level of human oversight required based on how that tool is used. This is also my response for WPQ 20096 (2026)