The NSW Housing Development Authority has widely cleared the use of shadow AI

A New South Wales official’s use of a shadow AI tool for Housing Development Authority work is unlikely to have compromised decision-making integrity, a review has found.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported late last month that an AI tool was being used to “fast-track” hundreds of housing proposals in the city.

The use of the AI ​​tool as part of the authority’s work was not authorized and a review was launched to determine whether its use had influenced or otherwise influenced planning decisions.

The New South Wales government released the review (PDF) on Christmas Eve, which found the risk of AI being “low”…