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AI initiative registry
ID	AI Initiative	Current Status	Description	Sector	Region	AI Bucket	SME
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
71	News topic detection tool	Idea	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	Pacific	Cognitive and Generative AI	Bird, Tom
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
167	Network model developing and testing with synthetic AI participants.	Idea	Qualitative network models (QNM) can incorporate uncertainty through an ensemble of rights holder and stakeholder inputs. Before, engaging t...	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
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
26	Generative AI in intranet Internet content creation	Idea	Integrate Generative AI capacity right into Drupal CMS to help users create draft content, ease translation, generate images, tags and metad...	Chief Digital Officer	Quebec	Cognitive and Generative AI	Bussieres, Martin
183	General - Office Management	Pilot	Draft and Refine Documents: Staff make use of Copilot to generate or refine briefing notes to make these clear and concise. Enhance Collabor...	Programs Sector	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI	Fernandes, Ashley
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
219	Fish-Habitat Associations	Idea	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	Ontario and Prairie	Cognitive and Generative AI	Klein, David
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
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
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
77	Emulator for OPP port models and for relocatable ocean modelling system	Idea	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	Pacific	Cognitive and Generative AI	Dunphy, Michael
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
71
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. Large Language Models

Idea 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
167
Network model developing and testing with synthetic AI participants.
Qualitative network models (QNM) can incorporate uncertainty through an ensemble of rights holder and stakeholder inputs. Before, engaging these communities, QNMs should be tested and this can be done via the development of synthetic AI participants representing viewpoints to engage with potential social uncertainty before actual real world deployment

Idea 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
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
26
Generative AI in intranet Internet content creation
Integrate Generative AI capacity right into Drupal CMS to help users create draft content, ease translation, generate images, tags and metadata. Technologie already exists, need to be security reviewed, integrated and configured. Challenge, web infrastructure team capacity

Idea Chief Digital Officer Cognitive and Generative AI
183
General - Office Management
Draft and Refine Documents: Staff make use of Copilot to generate or refine briefing notes to make these clear and concise. Enhance Collaboration and Workflow Efficiency: By offering suggestions for document formatting, language style, and clarifying content, Copilot helps maintain consistency and accuracy across communications and facilitates more effective interdepartmental collaboration. Meeting notes: After a meeting is recorded, Copilot can transcribe audio to produce a relatively accurate record of the discussion, using natural language processing to identify key points, decisions, and follow-up tasks, and organizing these into relatively concise summaries and action item lists. Conduct Research and Summarize Information: It can quickly extract key points from extensive reports, legislation, or guidelines—helping to synthesize complex information into actionable insights. Support Data Analysis and Reporting: Employees use Copilot to structure performance metrics, track progress against key indicators, and generate reports that inform decision-making. **These functionalities save time, improve comprehensiveness, and can help ensure that critical details are captured.**

Pilot Programs Sector 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
219
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.

Idea 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
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
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
77
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. Success with a fixed location would graduate to developing a relocatable emulator TBD; could be U-Net or CNN, or based on GraphCast

Idea 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
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