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  "content": "---\ntitle: \"Tracking APS AI Transparency Statements\"\ndescription: \"A new project that scrapes and version-controls AI Transparency Statements\n  from Australian Government agencies, tracking how they change over time.\"\ntags:\n  - ai\n  - policy\n---\n\nNew Cybernetic Studio project announcement: the **APS AI Transparency Tracker**\n([GitHub link](https://github.com/ANUcybernetics/aps-ai-transparency-tracker)).\n\nFrom the README:\n\n> This repository tracks **AI Transparency Statements** from Australian\n> Government agencies.\n>\n> A _Cybernetic Studio_ project by [Ben Swift](https://benswift.me).\n>\n> ## Background\n>\n> Under the\n> [Policy for the responsible use of AI in government](https://www.digital.gov.au/policy/ai/policy),\n> all Australian Government agencies are required (since Feb 28 2025) to publish\n> AI Transparency Statements on their websites. These statements must be updated\n> at least annually.\n>\n> In the [spirit](https://github.com/unitedstates/congress) of\n> [similar](https://github.com/bundestag/gesetze) >\n> [attempts](https://github.com/DCCouncil/dc-law) to\n> [track](https://github.com/sparcopen/open-education-state-policy-tracking) >\n> [policy](https://github.com/openaustralia/theyvoteforyou) and\n> [law](https://github.com/openaustralia/openaustralia-parser) >\n> [changes](https://github.com/isaacus-dev/open-australian-legal-corpus-creator) >\n> [using](https://github.com/k-r-a-s-s/aus-govt-transparency) >\n> [version](https://github.com/aclu-national/tracking-ll144-bias-audits) >\n> [control](https://github.com/Cybersoft82/Privacy-Policy-Change-Detection-and-History-Tracking-Service)\n> tools,\n> [this project](https://github.com/ANUcybernetics/aps-ai-transparency-tracker)\n> automatically scrapes these statements and stores them as markdown files with\n> YAML frontmatter, allowing changes to be tracked over time through git. The\n> list of agencies is from\n> [the APSC](https://www.apsc.gov.au/aps-agencies-size-and-function) with\n> acronyms cross-referenced from\n> [PM&C](https://www.pmc.gov.au/resources/abbreviations-and-acronyms-groups-or-topics).\n\nI'll leave it running and we'll get to see how these statements evolve over\ntime.\n",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-13T23:14:43.319Z",
  "description": "A new project that scrapes and version-controls AI Transparency Statements from Australian Government agencies, tracking how they change over time.",
  "path": "/blog/2025/11/11/tracking-aps-ai-transparency-statements",
  "publishedAt": "2025-11-11T00:00:00.000Z",
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    "policy"
  ],
  "textContent": "A new project that scrapes and version-controls AI Transparency Statements from Australian Government agencies, tracking how they change over time.",
  "title": "Tracking APS AI Transparency Statements"
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