Combined AI Skill Kit release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

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title: Combined AI Skill Kit release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia
description: Consolidated page of all release notes for AI Skill Kit from Zurich to Australia.
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last_updated: "2026-09-15"
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# Combined AI Skill Kit release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

Consolidated page of all release notes for AI Skill Kit from Zurich to Australia.

## How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family AI Skill Kit release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Zurich to Australia.

**Tip:** If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

## Important information for upgrading AI Skill Kit to Australia

Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

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Release notes

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Zurich

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## New features

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for AI Skill Kit.

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Zurich

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-   **[New third-party AI model provider options available for all AI applications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-large-language-models&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Google Gemini and AWS Claude are available for generative AI skills and AI agents, in addition to Now LLM Service and Azure OpenAI.

-   **[New skill deployment option](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-skill-settings&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Deploy skills using UI Builder.

-   **[Choose a language for data generation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=na-data-kit-generate-data&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

When you create synthetic data, you can select what language you want to receive the data in.

-   **[AI-assisted ground truth](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=add-ground-truth&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Use AI to assist creating ground truth for your data.

-   **[Import data with a CSV file](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=add-dataset&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Import data from a CSV file to create a dataset.

-   **[Create a custom data generator](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-custom-data-generator&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Create and use a custom data generator to create synthetic data.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Changes

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing AI Skill Kit features.

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Zurich

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-   **[Changes to Now Assist usage measurement](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=monitoring-now-assist-usage&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Starting with Australia Early Access, AI usage measurement is transitioning from a 365-day look-back model to a 365-day burn-down model, with usage resetting at the contract anniversary date. For more information, refer to [KB KB2704710: AI Usage - Overview &amp; New Measurement Logic](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB2704710).


</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some AI Skill Kit features or functionality were removed.

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Release notes

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Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some AI Skill Kit features or functionality were deprecated.

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Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Activation information

Review information on how to activate AI Skill Kit.

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Zurich

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-   **Activation information**

Now Assist features are available with activation of any Now Assist plugins from ServiceNow Store. The following plugins are available:

    -   


</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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</table>## Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for AI Skill Kit we have noted them here.

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Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for AI Skill Kit we have noted them here.

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Zurich

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-   **Browser requirements**

Now Assist supports various browsers, including Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Now Assist isn’t supported in Microsoft Internet Explorer.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for AI Skill Kit, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

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Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for AI Skill Kit we have noted them here.

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Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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Zurich

</td><td>

-   **Localization information**

Now Assist supports Dynamic Translation for Zurich.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for AI Skill Kit we have noted them here.

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Release

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Release notes

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Zurich

</td><td>

[Zurich Patch 7](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-7&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Use labeling workflows to annotate UI templates.
-   Use structured output to constrain AI responses to predefined JSON schemas.
-   Improve overisght and compliance with AI Control Tower integration with your custom large language model.

 [Zurich Patch 5](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-5&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Review changes to Now Assist usage measurement.

 [Zurich Patch 4](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-4&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Create a custom model to meet your specific needs and control behavior.
-   Customize ServiceNow skills by modifying the prompt, inputs, and providers.

 [Zurich Patch 1](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-1&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Set up a security access control list to verify user authentication for AI Skill Kit.
-   Use Document Intelligence as a tool when you create a skill.

 -   Use UI Builder to deploy custom skills.
-   Use a custom data generator to create synthetic datasets.

 See [AI Skill Kit](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-assist-skill-kit-landing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
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