Transparency statement
Public statement describing an agency's AI approach.
How the laws define this
Public agencies must issue a transparency statement to explain their overall approach to adopting and using artificial intelligence to the public. While both instruments establish this shared requirement for a publicly available document, they differ in their operational focus and required details. Under the Standard for accountable officials (Policy for responsible use of AI in government), the emphasis is placed on administrative coordination, requiring accountable officials to supply links of published or updated statements to the DTA to support public trust and enable cross-agency visibility of disclosure practices. Conversely, the Standard for AI transparency statements (v1.1) outlines specific substantive content that the document must maintain. This includes detailing an agency's intentions, classifications of AI use, whether AI impacts the public directly, surveillance and monitoring measures, compliance with policy and law, and a contact for enquiries.
Synthesised from the 2 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.
Definitions (2)
The public statement an agency must publish to describe its approach to adopting and using AI, as required by the accompanying Standard for Transparency Statements. AOs should supply the DTA with links to their agency’s transparency statement when published or updated to support public trust and enable cross‑agency visibility of AI use and disclosure practices.
A transparency statement is a publicly published document an agency must maintain describing its approach to AI adoption, including intentions, classifications of AI use, whether AI impacts the public directly, surveillance and monitoring measures, compliance with policy and law, and a contact for enquiries.
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