Castles in the Sand?: How the Public Sector and Academia Can Partner in Regulatory Sandboxes to Help Leverage Generative AI for Public Good

uniquely placed to lead and set the standard for responsible and ethically sustainable practices in uptake and deployment of generative AI in society at large.

Thirdly, the ‘constraints’ imposed on the public institutions are typically designed to place the wider interest of the public above the narrower interest of the deploying agency. In many instances this may provide a far better point of departure for service innovations with generative AI.

Questions of how well generative AI aligns with human values and intentions, for example, must be assessed in relation to the values encoded in the policy directives and regulatory frameworks that govern public administration.