Difference between revisions of "Artificial Intelligence"

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The following is a list of resources to help public servants learn about the basics of Artificial Intelligence, please feel free to add your own content, or contact Jeff Outram.

GC Guiding & Supporting Documents

Artificial Intelligence Examples in the GC

For a list of examples of A.I. tools in the GC, go to: GCpedia.

Glossaries

Basic glossary of A.I. terms - Yale University

For a more advanced glossary, visit Wikipedia.

Specific A.I. Tools - Learning Resouces

Resources offered by the Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)

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Resources offered by the Canada Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS)

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Academic Programs offered by Universities and Colleges (Canada)

To view the various Canadian academic A.I. programs, click here.

Academic Programs offered by Universities and Colleges (U.S.A)

Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate - Stanford University online (1-2 years)
Artificial Intelligence Professional Program - Stanford University School of Engineering (1.5 years)
Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy - MIT Sloan School (6 weeks)
A.I. Essentials for Business - Harvard Business School online (4 weeks)

Related GC Communities (GCXchange)

GC AI Hub - Carrefour de l'IA du GC

Applied Text Analytics and Generative AI CoP
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Group (AIDSG)
CPDI Community of Practice on Data and Information
CSA's AI Community of Practice (link needed)
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Data Science Network for the Federal Public Service
Digital Analytics Community of Practice
ESDC's Artificial Intelligence Center of Enablement (AICoE) (link needed)
Generative AI Community

Related GC Communities (GCcollab)

GC Departmental Webpages

National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

A.I. Industry Articles

Professional Services Organizations - Research and Training Materials

Public Policy/Administration Organizations - Research and Training Materials

Credits

Brian Wray, Manager, Data Science and AI Incubation, CTOB, Shared Services Canada
Jeff Braybrook, Senior Advisor, Digital Services, Shared Services Canada
Kent Aitken, Director, Digital Academy, Canada School of Public Service
Jeff Outram, Free Agent/Senior Advisor, Treasury Board Secretariat

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 :* [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/responsible-use-ai/gc-ai-strategy-overview.html Government of Canada: AI Strategy for the Federal Public Service 2025-2027: Priority areas]
 :* [https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32592#appA Directive on Automated Decision-Making]
-:* [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/responsible-use-ai.html Responsible use of artificial intelligence in government]
+:* [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/government-wide-reporting-spending-operations/trust-transparency/government-canada-trust-and-transparency-strategy.html Government of Canada Trust and Transparency Strategy]
+:* [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/responsible-use-ai.html Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Government]
 :* [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/responsible-use-ai/guide-use-generative-ai.html Guide on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence]
 :* [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/canada-digital-ambition.html Government of Canada: Digital Ambition]
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 === Artificial Intelligence Examples in the GC===
-:* [https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/teams/1000558/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BC8A946E9-DEF8-4479-BECF-10ED40F913D9%7D&file=Introducing%20EVA%20-%20ESDC%20Virtual%20Assistant.docx&action=default&mobileredirect=true&DefaultItemOpen=1 EVA (ESDC Virtual Assistant)]
+:* For a list of examples of A.I. tools in the GC, go to: [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence '''GCpedia'''].
-::a groundbreaking Generative AI tool designed to assist ESDC employees using Generative AI tools like ChatGPT & Bing Chat as an employee work-aid at ESDC. EVA is not just an AI; it's an employee work-aid tailored specifically for diverse and dynamic teams.
+=== Glossaries ===
+:* [https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Artificial_Intelligence/Glossary Basic glossary of A.I. terms] - Yale University
+For a more advanced glossary, visit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_artificial_intelligence '''Wikipedia'''].
 ===Videos===
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 ===Articles===
+:* [https://service.ssc-spc.gc.ca/en/news/articles/24-09-2024/generative-artificial-intelligence-genai Technology 101 - Generative artificial intelligence - SSC (2 minutes)]
 :* [https://amatria.in/blog/PromptEngineering Prompt Engineering 101: Introduction and resources] - Amatria (12 minutes)
 :* [https://humanloop.com/blog/prompt-engineering-101 Prompt Engineering 101] - HumanLoop (10 minutes)
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 :* [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/prompt-engineering Prompt Engineering Specialization] - Coursera (40 hours)
-===Specific Tools===
+===Specific A.I. Tools - Learning Resouces===
-:* [Co-Pilot (Microsoft)
+:* [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/ Co-Pilot (Microsoft)]
-:*
+:* [https://help.openai.com/en/ ChatGPT]
+:* [https://www.llama.com/docs/community-support-and-resources/ LLaMA (Meta)]
+:* [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/browse/?products=github&filter-products=Github%20co-pilot&terms=Github%20copilot GitHub Copilot]
+:* [https://help.openai.com/en/ DALL-E (OpenAI)]
+:* [https://www.midjourney.com/help Midjourney]
+:* [https://stablediffusionweb.com/#faq Stable Diffusion]
 ===Resources offered by the Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)===
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 :* [https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/teams/1000558 Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Group (AIDSG)]
 :* [https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/teams/10001115 CPDI Community of Practice on Data and Information]
+:* CSA's AI Community of Practice (link needed)
 :* [https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/teams/1000538 Data Science and Artificial Intelligence]
 :* [https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/teams/1000177 Data Science Network for the Federal Public Service]
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 :* [https://gccollab.ca/groups/profile/5367516/data-science-and-artificial-intelligence Data Science and Artificial Intelligence]
 :* [https://gccollab.ca/groups/profile/5881/data-science-science-des-donn-es Data Science]
+===GC Departmental Webpages===
+:* [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/dnd-caf-artificial-intelligence-strategy/what-is-ai.html National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces]
 ===A.I. Industry Articles===
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 ===Credits===
 * Brian Wray, Manager, Data Science and AI Incubation, CTOB, Shared Services Canada
+* Jeff Braybrook, Senior Advisor, Digital Services, Shared Services Canada
 * Kent Aitken, Director, Digital Academy, Canada School of Public Service
-* [mailto:jeffrey.outram@tbs-sct.gc.ca Jeff Outram], Free Agent, Treasury Board Secretariat
+* [mailto:jeffrey.outram@tbs-sct.gc.ca Jeff Outram], Free Agent/Senior Advisor, Treasury Board Secretariat