Lobbyists fueled by AI will hack the lawmaking process for hidden interests, technologists warn

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New artificial intelligence tools will let lobbyists hack the lawmaking process and insert unnoticed text that benefits hidden power brokers, a pair of Harvard-based technologists say.

While the sort of hacks that grab Congress’ attention usually involve computer intrusions, Harvard’s Nathan E. Sanders and Bruce Schneier warn that lobbyists catering to narrow interests with AI-powered microlegislation will game the policymaking system.

Proposing policy, assessing its positive impact and negative consequences, and crafting a strategy to turn the proposal into law are functions of lobbying that the technologists say AI tools can perform efficiently. Mr. Sanders is a data scientist affiliated with Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center. Mr. Schneier is a security-focused technologist who lectures at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he is also a fellow.

He said the same artificial intelligence that generates legislative text could be used to develop detection tools to spot text not written by a human, but he noted wealthy interests may be best positioned to utilize generative and detection tools.

 

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They already have Congress people and their staffs to do that.

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