FOI release

Use of AI technology within the council

Case reference FOI2024/01604

Received 24 September 2024

Published 17 October 2024

Request

Q1. How many apps and pieces of software do you provide to your employees that contain or use an AI copilot (e.g. Microsoft Copilot or SAP Joule)?

Q2. How much money has your organisation spent on training employees (including time spent on internal training sessions, external contractors and third party courses) how to use AI for work-related activities (between 01/09/2023 and 31/08/2024)?

Q3. Do you have a usage policy in place on the use of AI in the workplace? (for instance – have you banned all use of AI, or are employees advised to only use AI for set purposes)

Q4. Has your organisation taken disciplinary action against employees for their use of technology – e.g. using it outside the bounds of the workplace usage policy?

If yes, did any of the activity relate to the use of AI?

Q5. Are your employees using any of the following AI copilots?

• Microsoft Copilot

• SAP Joule

• WalkMeˣ

• Salesforce Einstein Copilot

• Github

• Tabnine

• Other

Response

Q1. How many apps and pieces of software do you provide to your employees that contain or use an AI copilot (e.g. Microsoft Copilot or SAP Joule)?

A: 0

Q2. How much money has your organisation spent on training employees (including time spent on internal training sessions, external contractors and third party courses) how to use AI for work-related activities (between 01/09/2023 and 31/08/2024)?

A: None – Herefordshire Council don’t use any of this software and therefore haven’t spent any money training employees.

Q3. Do you have a usage policy in place on the use of AI in the workplace? (for instance – have you banned all use of AI, or are employees advised to only use AI for set purposes)

A: Currently there is no policy in place.

Q4. Has your organisation taken disciplinary action against employees for their use of technology – e.g. using it outside the bounds of the workplace usage policy?

A: Yes

If yes, did any of the activity relate to the use of AI?

A: No

Q5. Are your employees using any of the following AI copilots?

• Microsoft Copilot

• SAP Joule

• WalkMeˣ

• Salesforce Einstein Copilot

• Github

• Tabnine

• Other

A: Not at the present time.

Documents

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