Artificial intelligence is already being used by legislators to write laws using generative AI.
There are projects currently underway in the US House, US Senate and around the world focused on the use of AI in legislative processes.
Demand for increasingly complex legislation is growing, which is leading legislators to rely on more external support to draft bills.
AI could be very useful for legislators in such a context since it can cover more topics simultaneously and work with a higher degree of complexity than humans.
Additionally, AI tools can be used throughout the entire legislative process, from drafting to summarizing bills and answering questions.
The use of AI tools in the legislative process could also make laws clearer and more consistent since AI can detect inconsistencies or ambiguous phrases.
However, oftentimes AI tools in the wrong hands can benefit certain constituencies rather than the broader population, just like human-written laws can be manipulated to benefit special interests.
While AI-written laws may come with certain risks and uncertainties, it’s likely to become more prevalent as legislators turn to it to help them keep pace with the increasing complexity of lawmaking.
AI will have an impact on the balance of power between legislative and executive branches of government, since the elimination of existing tools, such as the Chevron doctrine plan, induces the legislature to exert its control over delegation more robustly.
As for now, this use of AI in legislation will only grow. AI-made legislation is coming and it doesn’t require any changes in legislative procedure or agreement from any rules committee.