ChatGPT website access: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002


Information requested

The number of occasions in 2022/23 was the ChatGPT website - openai.com/blog/chatgpt - accessed on Scottish Government networks, computers or wi-fi networks. If possible, could this be broken down by month and department/building.

Response

I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have data for the full time period you have requested. I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested below. The Scottish Government's policy is to retain logs of web access for six months only. Therefore the data below lists the number of time the website was accessed between 9th February 2023 and 11th August 2023.

The tables below provide the number of visits to the website broken down by both month and Directorate (departments). More information on our Directorates can be found here: Directorates - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

MONTH

DIRECTORATE

NO. VISITS

 

Feb-23

DIRECTORATE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

6

DIRECTORATE FOR TACKLING CHILD POVERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

2

DIRECTORATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND MINISTERIAL SUPPORT

2

DIRECTORATE FOR DIGITAL

2

DIRECTORATE FOR CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION AND WORKPLACE

4

DIRECTORATE FOR PEOPLE

2

SCOTTISH PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY DIRECTORATE

2

DIRECTORATE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2

DIRECTORATE FOR ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND FAIR WORK

4

DIRECTORATE FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES

1

DIRECTORATE FOR CHIEF NURSING OFFICER

3

DIRECTORATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE

1

DIRECTORATE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

1

DIRECTORATE FOR POPULATION HEALTH

2

DIRECTORATE FOR MARINE SCOTLAND

2

DIRECTORATE FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

1

DIRECTORATE FOR INTERNAL AUDIT AND ASSURANCE

1

DIRECTORATE FOR INTERNAL AUDIT AND ASSURANCE

2

Total

40

 

MONTH

DIRECTORATE

NO. VISITS

Mar-23

N/A

0

 

MONTH

DIRECTORATE

NO. VISITS

 

Apr-23

DIRECTORATE FOR CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION AND WORKPLACE

2

DIRECTORATE FOR PEOPLE

2

DIRECTORATE FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

2

Total

6

 

MONTH

DIRECTORATE

NO. VISITS

 

May-23

DIRECTORATE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

1

DIRECTORATE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING

1

DIRECTORATE FOR LEGAL SERVICES (SOLICITOR TO THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT)

2

Total

4

 

MONTH

DIRECTORATE

NO. VISITS

Jun-23

DIRECTORATE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY

3

Total

3

 

MONTH

DIRECTORATE

NO. VISITS

Jul-23

N/A

0

MONTH

DIRECTORATE

NO.

VISITS

Aug-23

N/A

0

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