Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has introduced its AI Assistant UMAI to an initial group of pilot users. The service enables the use of artificial intelligence to process information at national security classification level IV in a secure environment. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Government ICT Centre Valtori are acting as pilot organisations in the development of a common secure AI platform for central government.

EU ministers responsible for development are holding an informal meeting in Dublin, Ireland, on 8–9 October. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will represent Finland at the meeting.