Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing, especially in "generative" AI tools like ChatGPT with new systems emerging frequently. Several recent reports in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) offer a roadmap for AI implementation, highlighting the citizens' right to know where AI is being used and how well it performs. Evaluating AI systems is crucial, particularly in healthcare, where accuracy directly impacts health outcomes. AI use is expanding in public health service delivery. It has wider public health importance because it is changing the economic and social environment in which we live. Public transparency about AI use and performance is essential for building trust, assessing bias, and determining the level of human oversight needed. We encourage the NZ Government to regularly publish a register of all AI algorithms used across the public sector, including evaluation of their performance and their potential impact on equity. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is progressing by leaps and bounds. The most tangible progress is currently seen in 'generative' AI tools: for instance, systems like ChatGPT, which can engage in humanlike dialogues with a user, or systems like MidJourney, which can generate images. Products using generative AI are being pushed hard at us, as companies compete