AI Could Make Government Busier Without Better: Incentives Matter
sebkrier · x · 2026-08-28
A commentary by James Broughel, shared by Pax Machina magazine, argues that bringing more AI into government bureaucracy won't improve it unless agency incentives change. Instead, AI may simply produce more polished justifications for decisions already made, making government busier but not better. The piece responds to arguments by Nick Capuro.
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