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ID	AI Initiative	Current Status	Description	Sector	Region	AI Bucket	SME
102	Past, Present and Future Oceanographic Conditions in Canada's MPAs and Marine OECMs (Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures)	Pilot	Downscaling climate models using neural networks for conservation areas. Neural networks allow us to represent coarse resolution climate pro...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Winegardner, Amanda
1	M365 Copilot Pilot	Pilot	We are running the Copilot Licensed pilot to see the use of Copilot as an elevated assistant. We are looking into how productive it can help...	Chief Digital Officer	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Tremblay, Julien
5	ITSD knowledge content improvement	Pilot	The DFO IT Service Desk is leveraging generative AI (usually Copilot) to enhance its knowledge base articles and Assyst FAQs, which is knowl...	Chief Digital Officer	Quebec	Cognitive and Generative AI	Miousse, Gaétan
22	AI Model for Administrative Support	Pilot	Pilot with select staff using MS Copilot for briefing material preparation, data analysis, writing, and translation. Exploring broader acces...	Programs Sector	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Bédard, Mathieu
42	Classification engineered prompts	Pilot	Our classification group is testing premade prompts to help with job description writing and analysis. ADDED FROM ID 48: We are exploring...	Human Resources and Corporate Services	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Gardner, Leigh
63	Factoid Finder Tool	Pilot	The Factoid Finder extracts text from machine-readable PDFs to create searchable content libraries. Small Language Models are used to implem...	—	Pacific	Cognitive and Generative AI	Caron, Chantelle
78	Okanagan sockeye life cycle model	Pilot	Using LLM (ChatGPT) to support the development of a statistical lifecycle model for Okanagan sockeye. LLMs are not developing the models but...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	Pacific	Cognitive and Generative AI	Thompson, Patrick
80	Various Built-In AI Features (Co-pilot, ChatGPT, etc)	Pilot	Using built-in AI features and functions in regular workflow operations. This includes LLM's such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, and...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	Pacific	Cognitive and Generative AI	Quan, Eric
84	Daily Use	Pilot	Dashboard Development, Used the standalone M365 version of Copilot to assist with coding.	Programs Sector	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Newman, Candace
85	Daily Use	Pilot	Bing CoPilot, ChatGPT-4 Emails, documents, speaking points, ideas	Programs Sector	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Newman, Candace
101	Creating space-time continuous surface chlorophyll fields for northwest Atlantic using neural network methods	Pilot	Neural network methods are applied to fill the space-time gaps in satellite remote sensing data of surface chlorophyll for the Northwest Atl...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Winegardner, Amanda
229	DFO PB LLM Service	Pilot	Provide an approved DFO internal LLM as a service in a PBMM environment. After our team performed a year-long pilot project providing an unc...	Chief Digital Officer	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Korol, Oksana
114	InsightBridge: Executive CSAS Summaries	Pilot	Uses AI to convert complex, technical CSAS reports into concise, plain-language summaries tailored for executive decision-makers. Enhances...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Winegardner, Amanda
115	PublicLens: Science in Plain Language	Pilot	Leverages AI to transform highly technical scientific and documents into accessible, plain-language summaries for the Canadian public. Foste...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Winegardner, Amanda
123	Fish-Habitat Associations	Pilot	Extraction of relevant habitat association info and strengths based on vetted literature input to AI for synthesis. Goal to improve equival...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Winegardner, Amanda
144	Factoid Finder Tool	Pilot	This completed project used the Factoid Finder extracts text from machine-readable PDFs to create searchable content libraries. Small Langua...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Winegardner, Amanda
153	News topic detection tool	Pilot	Use large language models and topic clustering to read topics emerging in the news and detect which of those topics is relevant to DFO, as w...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Winegardner, Amanda
160	Emulator for OPP port models and for relocatable ocean modelling system	Pilot	Use machine learning to develop an emulator (or similar) for the OPP port models, which would be used to produce forecasts via inference. Th...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Winegardner, Amanda
138	CSAS Knowledge Graph	Pilot	Using LLM to extract ontologies and relationships within published CSAS reports into a Graph RAG so that users can visualize and query relat...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Winegardner, Amanda
168	Development of bespoke data-limited tools using AI coding.	Pilot	The majority of Canadian fish stocks are data limited thus preventing full analytical stock assessments. Data limited tools are therefore th...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Winegardner, Amanda
170	NFIS Elver Retrieval-Augmented Generation Pilot with CDOS	Pilot	CDOS RAG pilot accept NFIS submission of illegal elver sales proposal. AI model would receive content and asked to summarize or visualize in...	Programs Sector	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Bédard, Mathieu
215	Projet pilote d’utilisation de M365 Copilot, pour le programme de Protection du poisson et de son habitat (PPPH / FFHPP)	Pilot	Utilisation de Microsoft 365 Copilot dans le cadre de la modernisation du PPPH Réflexions sur les possibilités d’optimiser les processus d...	Chief Digital Officer	Quebec	Cognitive and Generative AI	Roy, Vincent
180	Pacific Aquaculture Regulations (PAR) Gap Analysis	Pilot	Copilot is being leveraged to analyze written submissions and meeting notes from the Transition Plan engagement process to identify key them...	Programs Sector	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Andrade, Margaret
181	Pacific Aquacutlure Regulations (PAR) Gap Analysis	Pilot	Copilot is being leveraged to develop engagement tools for a regulatory consultation that are intuitive, builds on best practices and existi...	Programs Sector	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Andrade, Margaret
185	Radia AI	Pilot	Exploring the capbilities of ISED/CRC's AI Innovation Hub's Radia AI and how it can be leveraged in our directorate's work.	Programs Sector	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	De Vito, Marianne

102
Past, Present and Future Oceanographic Conditions in Canada's MPAs and Marine OECMs (Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures)
Downscaling climate models using neural networks for conservation areas. Neural networks allow us to represent coarse resolution climate projections at a much higher spatial resolution across six eastern MPAs.

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
1
M365 Copilot Pilot
We are running the Copilot Licensed pilot to see the use of Copilot as an elevated assistant. We are looking into how productive it can help people perform their work, reduce administratrive tasking We have 300 licenses, but we also have all DFO users available for a smaller version of Copilot that could be leveraged.

Pilot Chief Digital Officer Cognitive and Generative AI
5
ITSD knowledge content improvement
The DFO IT Service Desk is leveraging generative AI (usually Copilot) to enhance its knowledge base articles and Assyst FAQs, which is knowledge intended for clients. This includes creating new knowledge articles, validating and improving existing content, translating materials, and tailoring messaging to different audiences.

Pilot Chief Digital Officer Cognitive and Generative AI
22
AI Model for Administrative Support
Pilot with select staff using MS Copilot for briefing material preparation, data analysis, writing, and translation. Exploring broader access for process automation. Action plan for this initiative: 1. Governance: Assign project lead, document user access. Regular check-ins with IT and management. 2. Guardrails: Restrict to trained users, apply GC data/privacy standards, conduct ethical reviews and audits. 3. Work pr

Pilot Programs Sector Cognitive and Generative AI
42
Classification engineered prompts
Our classification group is testing premade prompts to help with job description writing and analysis. ADDED FROM ID 48: We are exploring using AI to help with job description writing and editing tasks, and initial tests using copilot have been helpful. It would be nice to have a tool that could write and edit job descriptions, help analyse current job descriptions and help with SoMCs, etc… This wouldn’t need protected data for training, but we would need to upload classification documents needed for this type of work.

Pilot Human Resources and Corporate Services Cognitive and Generative AI
63
Factoid Finder Tool
The Factoid Finder extracts text from machine-readable PDFs to create searchable content libraries. Small Language Models are used to implement semantic search techniques, allowing users to search the library for relevant passages within the PDFs. Small Language Model and Text Embedder: MS Marco Distilbert Dot-v5 Cross-encoder: MS Marco MiniLM-L6-v2

Pilot Cognitive and Generative AI
78
Okanagan sockeye life cycle model
Using LLM (ChatGPT) to support the development of a statistical lifecycle model for Okanagan sockeye. LLMs are not developing the models but are used to brainstorm modelling approaches, debug code, and confirm that written model descriptions in manuscripts are accurate and clear. AI is not being tasked with developing these models. Large Language Models

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
80
Various Built-In AI Features (Co-pilot, ChatGPT, etc)
Using built-in AI features and functions in regular workflow operations. This includes LLM's such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, and various others that are integrated directly into the applications already currently being used. Large Language Models

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
84
Daily Use
Dashboard Development, Used the standalone M365 version of Copilot to assist with coding.

Pilot Programs Sector Cognitive and Generative AI
85
Daily Use
Bing CoPilot, ChatGPT-4 Emails, documents, speaking points, ideas

Pilot Programs Sector Cognitive and Generative AI
101
Creating space-time continuous surface chlorophyll fields for northwest Atlantic using neural network methods
Neural network methods are applied to fill the space-time gaps in satellite remote sensing data of surface chlorophyll for the Northwest Atlantic. The generated dataset will be validated and analyzed.

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
229
DFO PB LLM Service
Provide an approved DFO internal LLM as a service in a PBMM environment. After our team performed a year-long pilot project providing an unclassified internal GenAI models for 14 teams to develop their custom chatbots, we have collected feedback and identified gaps in the availability of GenAI at DFO. One of the biggest gaps was the need for a secure model to be used with private or classified data. Our cloud platform is certified up to PBMM, so we are working to identify, deploy and approve an internal large language model (LLM), as well as make it available to DFO users through API. IT security team is involved in helping us secure and certify the model for use at DFO.

Pilot Chief Digital Officer Cognitive and Generative AI
114
InsightBridge: Executive CSAS Summaries
Uses AI to convert complex, technical CSAS reports into concise, plain-language summaries tailored for executive decision-makers. Enhances leadership understanding and accelerates informed decision-making by providing easily digestible insights. Ensures executives can quickly grasp critical information without sifting through dense documentation.

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
115
PublicLens: Science in Plain Language
Leverages AI to transform highly technical scientific and documents into accessible, plain-language summaries for the Canadian public. Fosters transparency and builds public trust by making scientific and government information easily understandable. Promotes civic engagement by breaking down barriers between experts and everyday Canadians.

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
123
Fish-Habitat Associations
Extraction of relevant habitat association info and strengths based on vetted literature input to AI for synthesis. Goal to improve equivalency models used in regulatory decisions. Possible partnership with McMaster University.

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
144
Factoid Finder Tool
This completed project used the Factoid Finder extracts text from machine-readable PDFs to create searchable content libraries. Small Language Models are used to implement semantic search techniques, allowing users to search the library for relevant passages within the PDFs.

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
153
News topic detection tool
Use large language models and topic clustering to read topics emerging in the news and detect which of those topics is relevant to DFO, as well as what knowledge DFO has available to address those topics.

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
160
Emulator for OPP port models and for relocatable ocean modelling system
Use machine learning to develop an emulator (or similar) for the OPP port models, which would be used to produce forecasts via inference. The inference is expected to be both faster and computationally cheaper than existing solutions. The training process would use existing model output from multi-year hindcasts.

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
138
CSAS Knowledge Graph
Using LLM to extract ontologies and relationships within published CSAS reports into a Graph RAG so that users can visualize and query relationships between researches

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
168
Development of bespoke data-limited tools using AI coding.
The majority of Canadian fish stocks are data limited thus preventing full analytical stock assessments. Data limited tools are therefore the only approach. We are engaged in quick Ai development of custom data limited assessment approaches for exploited fish stocks

Pilot Ecosystems and Oceans Science Cognitive and Generative AI
170
NFIS Elver Retrieval-Augmented Generation Pilot with CDOS
CDOS RAG pilot accept NFIS submission of illegal elver sales proposal. AI model would receive content and asked to summarize or visualize information based on core concepts to draw inference. Pilot only active for 2 months. Governance: Large project of 40 pilots led by CDOS. Assign project lead; document user access. Regular check-ins with IT and management. Guardrails: Restrict to pilot users; apply GC data/privacy standards; conduct ethical reviews and audits. No interne

Pilot Programs Sector Cognitive and Generative AI
215
Projet pilote d’utilisation de M365 Copilot, pour le programme de Protection du poisson et de son habitat (PPPH / FFHPP)
Utilisation de Microsoft 365 Copilot dans le cadre de la modernisation du PPPH Réflexions sur les possibilités d’optimiser les processus du programme en s’appuyant sur l’utilisation de M365 Copilot.

Pilot Chief Digital Officer Cognitive and Generative AI
180
Pacific Aquaculture Regulations (PAR) Gap Analysis
Copilot is being leveraged to analyze written submissions and meeting notes from the Transition Plan engagement process to identify key themes, concerns, and suggestions. It helps summarise large aounts of input that help detect gaps in the feedback - such as missing perspectives, underrepresented topics, or unclear areas - enabling AD to plan more targeted and inclusive future engagement and consultations on the PAR amendments. Copilot also helps to dig into input in a more manageable way.

Pilot Programs Sector Cognitive and Generative AI
181
Pacific Aquacutlure Regulations (PAR) Gap Analysis
Copilot is being leveraged to develop engagement tools for a regulatory consultation that are intuitive, builds on best practices and existing requirements, and adopts a tone and approach that is adequate for the general public.

Pilot Programs Sector Cognitive and Generative AI
185
Radia AI
Exploring the capbilities of ISED/CRC's AI Innovation Hub's Radia AI and how it can be leveraged in our directorate's work.

Pilot Programs Sector Cognitive and Generative AI