Documentation of the use of AI in developing the New Zealand Curriculum
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From: Joshua Drummond
Dear Ministry of Education,
With regard to the draft New Zealand Curriculum now in development, and in relation to your disclosure that: "the Ministry is leveraging Al tools to enhance development processes across the curriculum as a whole, particularly by analysing and synthesising information from international curricula and related educational frameworks. It is important to note however, that Al is not used to directly author curriculum content. Instead, it supports Ministry writers by providing background research, comparative insights and thematic analysis. The ability to process and evaluate research from other jurisdictions efficiently is especially valuable as we work towards delivering a national curriculum that is internationally comparable",
and the following Ministry guideline relating to AI: "System Users MUST ensure any information generated by AI is independently checked for accuracy, reliability, and safety before it is used."
I am requesting the following:
1. all Copilot (or other AI tool) chat logs relating to curriculum development, and
2. all documentation of the independent checking / review process that AI-supplied information for use in the curriculum has undergone to ensure accuracy, reliability, and safety, and
3. Documentation of how research or other material derived from or filtered through AI has been utilised in the draft curriculum — including via copy+pasting, paraphrasing, or other methods.
Yours faithfully,
Joshua Drummond
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