\u201cI think this is the first step, of many, in partnership with the agencies, to help the employees know what that acceptable use is, and how we, together, can protect the valuable data assets that we have within the state,\u201d Anthony Collins, DTI director of enterprise architecture and solution integration, told the Delaware AI Commission at its quarterly meeting Friday. <\/p>\n
DTI has been fielding a number of calls with questions around \u201cwhat is acceptable use\u201d of GenAI, Collins said. \u201cThey\u2019re using it in their personal lives. They might be using it in their work lives, but they\u2019re not really sure what is acceptable use.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a next step, a subcommittee of the Delaware AI Commission will begin developing the necessary employee training related to the policy and the use of AI in a \u201cresponsible, as well as principled manner,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The policy, Collins said, \u201cconveys the notion of guidance, as well as just enough governance to guide people in the use of this technology. It enables people to learn, to experiment, and yes, to innovate, as well as improve their skills in this exciting technology.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new requirements make distinctions between the use of public AI tools and those developed for state use, known as enterprise GenAI tools. Enterprise GenAI tools are those the state contracts for; they are designed and licensed to protect state data, and will integrate with the state\u2019s identity access management technology. The policy clearly states the prohibition of using public AI tools with confidential data.<\/p>\n
Before a staffer uses an enterprise GenAI tool, the task would go through an approval process, and \u201cdata steward approval\u201d would be needed, Collins told the commission. \u201cOnce again, trying to ensure that the right stakeholders are understanding the risk, as well as the benefits of this tooling.\u201d<\/p>\n
State officials welcomed the development of policy for AI use. Earlier in the day, the AI Commission took steps<\/a> to create a framework for a \u201csandbox\u201d for testing innovative and novel technologies that use agentic AI, a form of artificial intelligence that includes autonomous decision-making.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really heartening to see this policy developed by DTI, and the effort to strike a balance between the need for a statewide policy, and being flexible to agency needs,\u201d Owen Lefkon, a commission member, said during the meeting.<\/p>\n \u201cIn almost every employee review there\u2019s a question about, \u2018What else do you want to be doing for your job?\u2019 And everybody is saying, \u2018I want to use AI to help me do my job,\u2019\u201d Lefkon said. \u201cWe, of course, want to empower our staff. But we want to do it in a compliant manner, with the appropriate training.\u201d<\/p>\n
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