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AI used in NZ policy legislation, sparking climate change concerns

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David Seymour is reportedly boasting about the use of AI in drafting policy legislation. This information was shared with Radio New Zealand, where it was subsequently read out by Espiner. The author expressed concern that if AI were tasked with addressing the climate emergency, it might suggest drastic measures such as the removal of humans. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the ethical implications and potential unintended consequences of using AI in policy development, particularly regarding climate change.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the use of AI in policy-making and its potential implications.

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AI used in NZ policy legislation, sparking climate change concerns

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I see David Seymour is bragging about how the coalition of corruption has used # Ai to write policy legislation. I sent this text to # RNZ which Espiner just re

    I see David Seymour is bragging about how the coalition of corruption has used # Ai to write policy legislation. I sent this text to # RNZ which Espiner just read out. If Seymour was to ask Ai to write legislation to address the global # ClimateEmergency I would expect it to logi…

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