waitaki district council

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The Waitaki District Council tag covers the New Zealand local government body's cautious, human-first adoption of generative AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic's Claude. Content highlights the council's governance-focused rollout, led by chief digital officer Teresa McCallum, for practical tasks like summarizing public consultation submissions, converting technical documents into plain English, and extracting spreadsheet insights. The tag emphasizes privacy safeguards, staff training, and maintaining human oversight in public service AI deployment.
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    Waitaki District Council's AI rollout: human-first governance for public service

    Waitaki District Council’s cautious, staff-first rollout of generative AI shows how a small public body can harness large language models for practical gains—while keeping human judgment, privacy safeguards and governance firmly in the driver’s seat. The council’s chief digital officer, Teresa...
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