Pax Machina Essay: AI May Make Government Busier Without Making It Better
sethlazar · x · 2026-09-05
Ryan Lowe announces Pax Machina magazine's first response piece, answering an earlier essay on AI in government.
Author James Broughel argues that if the incentives driving government agencies stay the same, more AI in bureaucracy may simply mean more polished justifications for decisions already made—making government busier without making it better. The magazine is soliciting further responses.
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