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.

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

Canadian AI Strategy

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 related to Canada

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

Gov't Procurement Annoucements

US - Grok - Sept 2025

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===
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 :* [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]
-=== Artificial Intelligence Examples in the GC===
+===Canadian AI Strategy===
+:* [https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/public-consultations/help-define-next-chapter-canadas-ai-leadership Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership (public consultation)]
+:* [https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2025/09/government-of-canada-launches-ai-strategy-task-force-and-public-engagement-on-the-development-of-the-next-ai-strategy.html (News release)]
+:* [https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2025/09/government-of-canada-launches-ai-strategy-task-force-and-public-engagement-on-the-development-of-the-next-ai-strategy.html Government of Canada launches AI Strategy Task Force and public engagement on the development of the next AI strategy]
+:* [https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ai-strategy/en Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy]
+:* [https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/canadian-sovereign-ai-compute-strategy Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy]
+:* [https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/canadian-artificial-intelligence-safety-institute Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute]
+:* [https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/advisory-council-artificial-intelligence/en Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence]
+===Canadian - Guiding & Supporting Documents===
+:* [https://fnigc.ca/ocap-training The First Nations Principles of OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access, Possession)] - Indigenous Knowledge Sovereignty.
-:* For a list of examples of A.I. tools in the GC, go to: [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence '''GCpedia'''].
+===International - Guiding & Supporting Documents===
+:* [https://www.mofa.go.jp/files/100573471.pdf Hiroshima Process International Guiding Principles for Organizations Developing Advanced AI System (2023)]
 === Glossaries ===
 :* [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'''].
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 :* [https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/canadian-artificial-intelligence-safety-institute Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute]
-===A.I. Industry Articles===
+===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)]
-:* [https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2025-ai-index-report The 2025 AI Index Report - Stanford University: Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence]
+===National AI Strategies, Framework & Support Documents===
-:* [https://www.digitaljournal.com/business/ai-adoption-stumbles-report-highlights-employee-leadership-disconnect/article AI adoption stumbles: Report highlights employee-leadership disconnect: Digital Journal, April 2025]
+:* [https://oecd.ai/en/ OECD - Artificial Intelligence]
-:* [https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/ai-productivity-for-public-sector-a-c700bn-opportunity/ AI productivity for public sector: A C$700bn opportunity - Global Government Forum, March 2025]
+:* [https://oecd.ai/en/dashboards/national OECD - National A.I. Dashboards]
-:* [https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe1.envoke.com%2Fext%2Fclick%2Fgo%2F8f0e99c3c446820157a64ee50de0325c%2Fc51ef66b82637850261680b48be009c3%2Fabe018f29500582eba2e14b210baff0d&data=05%7C02%7Cjeffrey.outram%40tbs-sct.gc.ca%7C2545766431fe4442147708dd83d3cbad%7C6397df10459540479c4f03311282152b%7C0%7C0%7C638811667883915639%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=h04dZAv%2BXhOBGa2SXgAlfTWDW%2FVRYxxheR6vMLWK7Ps%3D&reserved=0 U7+ Alliance presidents sign communiqué to advance AI in Canadian postsecondary]
+:* [https://www.digital.govt.nz/standards-and-guidance/technology-and-architecture/artificial-intelligence/public-service-artificial-intelligence-framework New Zealand]
 ===International Government Research/Resources===
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 :* [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 related to Canada===
+:* [https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2025-ai-index-report The 2025 AI Index Report - Stanford University: Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence]
+:* [https://www.digitaljournal.com/business/ai-adoption-stumbles-report-highlights-employee-leadership-disconnect/article AI adoption stumbles: Report highlights employee-leadership disconnect: Digital Journal, April 2025]
+:* [https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/ai-productivity-for-public-sector-a-c700bn-opportunity/ AI productivity for public sector: A C$700bn opportunity - Global Government Forum, March 2025]
+:* [https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe1.envoke.com%2Fext%2Fclick%2Fgo%2F8f0e99c3c446820157a64ee50de0325c%2Fc51ef66b82637850261680b48be009c3%2Fabe018f29500582eba2e14b210baff0d&data=05%7C02%7Cjeffrey.outram%40tbs-sct.gc.ca%7C2545766431fe4442147708dd83d3cbad%7C6397df10459540479c4f03311282152b%7C0%7C0%7C638811667883915639%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=h04dZAv%2BXhOBGa2SXgAlfTWDW%2FVRYxxheR6vMLWK7Ps%3D&reserved=0 U7+ Alliance presidents sign communiqué to advance AI in Canadian postsecondary]
+:* [https://kpmg.com/ca/en/home/media/press-releases/2025/09/half-of-public-servants-turn-to-ai-raising-risks.html Half of public servants turn to AI, raising risks (KPMG - Sept 2025)]
 ===Professional Services Organizations - Research and Training Materials===
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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]
+===Gov't Procurement Annoucements===
+:* [https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-grok-ai-government-donald-trump-administration-10761875 US - Grok - Sept 2025]
 ===Credits===