Slop for the People
The article examines the Australian Public Service's AI adoption culture, contrasting it with official government announcements. It analyzes Commonwealth AI governance failures in practice.
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AI empowers people to increase government visibility, legibility, and accountability by processing vast amounts of public data that was previously only accessible to professionals. This includes analyzing spending, legislation, lobbying, and local government decisions. While these tools could potentially be misused, increased transparency may improve democratic societies.