Gemeente Amsterdam runs ChatAmsterdam, an internal generative AI assistant for employees on Microsoft Azure
Gemeente Amsterdam· NetherlandsAzureGemeente Amsterdam's algorithm register describes ChatAmsterdam, an internal generative AI assistant in use since November 2024 for writing, summarising, structuring and translating. Employees can choose between OpenAI's GPT 5.5 and Mistral Large 3, hosted on Microsoft Azure, without public internet access; chats are retained for 30 days and a human stays in the loop.
Overview
Gemeente Amsterdam's algorithm register describes ChatAmsterdam, an internal generative AI assistant in use since November 2024 for writing, summarising, structuring and translating. Employees can choose between OpenAI's GPT 5.5 and Mistral Large 3, hosted on Microsoft Azure, without public internet access; chats are retained for 30 days and a human stays in the loop.
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Inspect the highlighted sourceThe challenge
Gemeente Amsterdam wanted its employees to be able to use generative AI as a tool in their work safely and responsibly, in a secure environment where the municipality keeps control of the application.
The solution
ChatAmsterdam is an internal generative AI assistant for municipal employees. Employees choose between OpenAI's GPT 5.5 and Mistral Large 3, hosted on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, and can upload documents or consult limited intranet information to support answers. It has no access to the public internet, chats are kept for 30 days and then deleted, and the user reviews every generated answer.
Reported business value
The register says the assistant supports employees with tasks such as writing, summarising, structuring, translating, brainstorming and text improvement within a secure environment. It gives no quantified results.
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