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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.

Artificial Intelligence Examples in the GC

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

GC Guiding & Supporting Documents

For a more advanced glossary, visit Wikipedia.

Videos

Prompt Engineering Tutorial – Master ChatGPT and LLM Responses - FreeCodeCamp.org (41 Minutes)
Prompt Engineering 101 - Crash Course & Tips - AssemblyAI (14 minutes)

Articles

Technology 101 - Generative artificial intelligence - SSC (2 minutes)
Prompt Engineering 101: Introduction and resources - Amatria (12 minutes)
Prompt Engineering 101 - HumanLoop (10 minutes)
Prompt Engineering - AssemblyAI (10 minutes)
Best practices for prompt engineering with the OpenAI AP - OpenAI (10 minutes)
How to Write Good AI Prompts: A Beginner’s Guide (+12 Templates) - Magical (10 minutes)
Writing ChatGPT Prompts That Get Results (with Examples) - Grammarly (10 minutes)

Guides

Mastering ChatGPT: How to Craft Effective Prompts (Full Guide) - GPTbot (15 minutes)

Online Courses

Effective Prompt Engineering for AI - Coursera (2 hours, 20 minutes)
Advanced Prompt Engineering Methods - Coursera (53 minutes)
Understanding and Mitigating Bias in Generative AI - Coursera (1 hour, 23 minutes)
Prompt Engineering Specialization - Coursera (40 hours)

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

Canadian AI Institutes

National AI Strategies, Framework & Support Documents

New Zealand

International Government Research/Resources

A.I. Industry Articles

Professional Services Organizations - Research and Training Materials

Public Policy/Administration Organizations - Research and Training Materials

Prompting Tools

Wharton University - Prompt Library

GPQA - A.I. Intelligence Testing

GPQA: A Graduate-Level Google-Proof Q&A Benchmark

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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 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 [mailto:jeffrey.outram@tbs-sct.gc.ca Jeff Outram].
+=== Artificial Intelligence Examples in the GC===
+:* For a list of examples of A.I. tools in the GC, go to: [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence '''GCpedia'''].
 ===GC Guiding & Supporting Documents===
 :* [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/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]
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 :* [https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32603 Policy on Service and Digital]
 :* [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/government-canada-digital-standards.html Government of Canada: Digital Standards]
+:* [https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/voluntary-code-conduct-responsible-development-and-management-advanced-generative-ai-systems#wb-auto-4 Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems (ISED)]
+:* [https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/implementation-guide-managers-artificial-intelligence-systems Implementation guide for managers of Artificial intelligence systems (ISED)]
+:* [https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovation-better-canada/en/artificial-intelligence-and-data-act-aida-companion-document The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) – Companion document]
+===Canadian - Guiding & Supporting Documents===
+:* [https://fnigc.ca/ocap-training The First Nations Principles of OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access, Possession)]
-=== Artificial Intelligence Examples in the GC===
+===International - Guiding & Supporting Documents===
+:* [https://www.mofa.go.jp/files/100573471.pdf Hiroshima Process International Guiding Principles for Organizations Developing Advanced AI System (2023)]
-:* [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)]
+=== Glossaries ===
-::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.
+:* [https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Artificial_Intelligence/Glossary Basic glossary of A.I. terms] - Yale University
+:* [https://montrealethics.ai/dictionary/ AI Ethics Living Dictionary] - Montreal AI Ethics Institute
+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]
+:* [https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/canadian-artificial-intelligence-safety-institute Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute]
+===Canadian AI Institutes===
+:* [https://www.amii.ca/ Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Edmonton, AB)]
+:* [https://cifar.ca/ Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (Toronto, ON)]
+:* [https://mila.quebec/en Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute (Montreal, QC)]
+:* [https://vectorinstitute.ai/ Vector Institute (Toronto, ON)]
+===National AI Strategies, Framework & Support Documents===
+:* [https://oecd.ai/en/ OECD - Artificial Intelligence]
+:* [https://oecd.ai/en/dashboards/national OECD - National A.I. Dashboards]
+:* [https://www.digital.govt.nz/standards-and-guidance/technology-and-architecture/artificial-intelligence/public-service-artificial-intelligence-framework New Zealand]
+===International Government Research/Resources===
+:* [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/microsoft-365-copilot-experiment-cross-government-findings-report UK - Microsoft 365 Copilot Experiment: Cross-Government Findings Report]
+:* [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/artificial-intelligence-resources-for-the-public-sector UK - Artificial intelligence resources for the public sector]
+:* [https://lenews.ch/2025/08/01/swiss-to-launch-open-source-large-language-model/ Swiss to launch open-source Large Language Model - Aug 2025]
+:* [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-built-humphrey-ai-tool-reviews-responses-to-consultation-for-first-time-in-bid-to-save-millions UK - Review of consultation responses - May 2025]
 ===A.I. Industry Articles===
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 :* [https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/artificial-intelligence.html OECD]
 :* [https://ipac.ca/Public/Programs/AI-More-Resources.aspx IPAC]
+===Prompting Tools===
+:* [https://gail.wharton.upenn.edu/prompt-library/ Wharton University - Prompt Library]
+===GPQA - A.I. Intelligence Testing===
+:* [https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.12022 GPQA: A Graduate-Level Google-Proof Q&A Benchmark]
 ===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