2 February 2024
Aaron Moss
[FYI request #25424 email] Tēnā koe Aaron
Official Information Act (OIA) request: Microsoft Copilot 365 or Other Gen AI Licensing
On 17 January 2024
, you contacted Stats NZ requesting, under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act), the following information:
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“Does Stats NZ have any active Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses?
If so, how many, and what is the total cost of this licensing?
If not, does Stats NZ license any competing generative artifical intelligence (Gen AI)
or large language model (LLM) services?”
Your request has been processed under the Act and I can confirm that Stats NZ does not
have any active copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses. I can also confirm that Stats NZ does not
license any competing generative artificial intelligence or large language model services.
Should you wish to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact Stats NZ at:
[email address]. If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to seek an investigation and review
by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.
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Nāku noa, nā
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