# AI in Child Protection: Not Exactly the Toy of Choice
Well, well, well! It seems even the most serious institutions are taking their instructions from the robots these days. A staff member at Victoria’s child protection agency thought it would be a good idea to consult ChatGPT, you know, for that personal touch in an application report. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t. Turns out, the AI doesn’t have a PhD in child safety, nor does it understand the concept of “confidentiality.” Who would’ve thought?
## Key Points
– **Generative AI Ban**: Victoria’s child protection agency has put a firm ban on staff using generative AI services after a faux pas involving sensitive information.
– **Names of At-risk Children**: A worker reportedly shared the name of an at-risk child with ChatGPT while drafting a protection application report. ChatGPT is quite chatty, but it’s not exactly on the confidentiality train.
– **Reported to the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner**: The incident was reported to the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) in December last year. You can bet they had some choice words about that!
– **Unexpected Toy Reference**: Meanwhile, in an unrelated mish
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/26/victoria-child-protection-chat-gpt-ban-ovic-report-ntwnfb
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