Sources: the US DOT plans to use Gemini to draft federal regulations, cutting the process to just 30 days; the DOT used it to draft a still-unpublished FAA rule
ProPublica Jesse Coburn
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@matthewstoller
Matt Stoller
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Obviously the DOT is going to use AI in the worst way possible but the premise that gen AI cut timelines for rule-writing is reasonable. It's just that the actual judgment calls have to be done by humans.
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@aaschapiro
Avi Asher-Schapiro
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The Department of Transportation plans to use Google's AI to draft new rules. DOT's top legal official told colleagues that the quality of the rules isn't so important: “We want good enough.” he said: “We're flooding the zone.” https://www.propublica.org/...
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@democracyforward.org
@democracyforward.org
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The DOT just confirmed what we long suspected - the govt is replacing skilled civil servants with unreliable AI tools to draft regulations impacting the health, safety, and rights of millions of Americans. — It's not just lazy, it's dangerous. We'll continue shining light on t…
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@liberalpatriot
@liberalpatriot
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Given that the GOP right now controls both houses of Congress, I think it's safe to say that our laws are already being written by artificial intelligence. — Trump DOT Plans to Use Google Gemini AI to Write Regulations %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% www.propublica.org/article/tr…
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@libankerdc
Elisabeth R. Anker
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“The agency's rules include regulations that keep airplanes in the sky, prevent gas pipelines from exploding and stop freight trains carrying toxic chemicals from skidding off rails. Why would the government outsource these critical standards to a nascent technology notorious fo…
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@tyleraking.com
Tyler King
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SCOTUS specifically told us federal agencies cannot enforce regulation not backed by legislation. But only when Democrats do it. [embedded post]
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@waldo.net
Waldo Jaquith
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One year ago, the Trump administration was using AI to reduce enormously the number of regulations. Now they're planning to use AI to “flood the zone” with huge numbers of regulations. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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@hoonofthe.day
Stef Schrader
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uhh, “good enough” doesn't quite work for safety standards www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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@patriotprogressive
@patriotprogressive
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This regime is so hellbent on dismantling competent governance that they're now outsourcing the rule of law to error-prone chatbots, treating public safety as just another word salad for their Silicon Valley toys.
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@alicemiranda
Alice Miranda Ollstein
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“Mistakes or oversights in DOT regulations could lead to lawsuits or even injuries and deaths.” — www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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@izzos.net
Dan Izzo
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Oh we all gonna die — www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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@propublica.org
@propublica.org
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NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. — “We don't need the perfect rule,” said DOT's top lawyer. “We want good enough.” — By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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@jessecoburn
Jesse Coburn
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Federal rulemaking is an exacting process, and the stakes are high at DOT, whose regs stop pipelines from exploding and planes from falling out of the sky. Major rules can take years to write+revise. — With Google Gemini, DOT's top lawyer now expects rules drafted in 20 minute…
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@jessecoburn
Jesse Coburn
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NEW: The Trump administration is planning to use AI to write federal regulations despite the risk of hallucinations. — “We don't even need a very good rule,” the Transportation Department's top lawyer said of the plan, per meeting notes reviewed by ProPublica. “We want good en…
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