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title: "Public AI"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/glossary/public-ai"
type: "defined_term"
site: "AI Law Framework"
checked: "2026-10-10"
---

# Public AI

> an AI tool that is publicly available via the internet, operating in an open rather than closed environment, without controls as to the use or further dissemination of information.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/glossary/public-ai  
Checked: 2026-10-10

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an AI tool that is publicly available via the internet, operating in an open rather than closed environment, without controls as to the use or further dissemination of information. Public AI tools are trained on broad, often public datasets, most commonly for general purpose use.

Source: [FCFCOA Practice Direction PD-AI, para 2.1](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/pd/pd-ai) (checked 2026-10-10)

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