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What procurement process, if any, was used for purchasing artificial intelligence tools, if any, currently being used within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What procurement process, if any, was used for purchasing artificial intelligence tools, if any, currently being used within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

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Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) currently uses artificial intelligence capabilities embedded within existing approved enterprise platforms and services. These capabilities were enabled under contracts already procured through TEC's existing procurement processes. TEC has not undertaken a separate procurement process specifically for artificial intelligence tools at this time.