19 January 2024
Aaron Moss
[FYI request #25423 email] Dear Aaron
RESPONSE TO YOUR INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your correspondence of 17 January 2024, in which you requested, pursuant to
the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information about the Ministry of Defence’s use of
Microsoft Copilot or other generative artificial intelligence or large language model services:
Does the Ministry have any active Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses?
If so, how many, and what is the total cost of this licensing?
If not, does the Ministry license any competing generative artifical intelligence (Gen
AI) or large language model (LLM) services?
The Ministry of Defence does not currently licence Copilot or other generative AI or LLM
services.
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to request the Ombudsman to investigate
and review this response.
Yours sincerely
Mel Childs
Deputy Secretary, Governance, People and Executive Services