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AI-Assisted Text Classification for Census Feedback

Accountable

Statistics Canada (StatCan)

Functional Modes

Deciding (Analytical AI)

Human decides

Purpose

Research & Development

Input Dataset

About behaviour Anonymized data

Algorithm or Model

Language Models

Output Dataset

About behaviour Anonymized data

Details

This system automatically sorts written comments submitted by census respondents into subject-matter categories using natural language processing and deep learning. It is used by Statistics Canada employees to process large volumes of open-text feedback more efficiently. The system does not handle personal information, and respondents are informed that AI is used in this process.