Can ECEC leverage NSW schools' artificial intelligence tool?

Ever since the arrival of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence has been virtually everywhere!

ACA NSW members would also be aware of the clarification given by the NSW Department of Education (in March 2024) about early childhood education and care services considering artificial intelligence tools, for example LoveHeart.ai.

Hence, when it appears NSW schools are already trialling in earnest their new NSWEduChat tool to significantly reduce time and effort in "paperwork", the obvious next question is "when can early childhood education and care services trial it too?"

Such a tool for NSW's early childhood education and care services is very attractive because all the output of NSWEduChat (or similar) would be in compliance of the NSW Department of Education's expectations, and thus NSW Authorised Officers' as well.

This question has been posed to the NSW Government through ACA NSW's NSW Budget 2025 submission (see section C.2 on pages 40-41).

In NSW Deputy Premier Car's own words, "'Please help me with a risk assessment'. It [NSWEduChat] will spit something out that you can use instead of you having to spend hours doing that." (See full video and transcript)

For any further information/clarification, please contact the ACA NSW team via 1300 556 330 or nsw@childcarealliance.org.au.

PUBLISHED: 27 FEBRUARY 2025