ACT leader David Seymour doesn't see why AI shouldn't write government Cabinet papers
ACT Party leader David Seymour advocates for the aggressive adoption of AI in the New Zealand government, including the potential for AI to draft Cabinet papers. He argues that the public sector has been too slow to integrate these technologies and emphasizes the need for a 'human in the loop' approach.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing political debate over the balance between government efficiency through automation and the risks of delegating policy-making tasks to AI.
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In the lead-up to November's election, Midday Report is speaking with the technology spokesperson for a range of parties about their biggest hopes and fears for artificial intelligence (AI) and the role of the Government in regulating the technology. On Friday, Guyon Epsiner sat down with ACT leader David Seymour.
David Seymour says he can't see why AI shouldn't write government Cabinet papers.
In an interview with Midday Report , the Act Party leader said he'd done dummy runs into what AI can do in government and said it should be aggressively adapted.
Seymour said the Ministry for Regulation had issued guidance on using AI.
"One of the critical things it says is: 'Yes, we should be using AI in government, but keep a human in the loop'.
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