U.S. congressional lawyers are struggling to cope with a flood of legislative proposals created using artificial intelligence tools, many of which are riddled with errors and contain careless wording. UNN reports, citing Politico.
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The workload of the House Office of Legislative Counsel is increasing as more congressional offices and outside groups rely on generative AI to draft bills. This is evidenced by interviews with eight current and former officials who work or worked in the office.
They noted that artificial intelligence’s ability to quickly generate huge volumes of text is forcing the Office of Legislative Counsel’s lawyers to spend significantly more time reviewing and reworking proposals. In many cases, the drafts contain errors that could have consequences far beyond Washington - delaying the passage of legislation and creating the risk of lawsuits because of incorrectly cited legislative acts or inaccurate legal definitions.
Artificial intelligence is useful in many areas. But it is not capable of drafting bills that you would want to enact into law
However, four congressional staffers involved in drafting bills told Politico that the use of AI is becoming increasingly widespread in the House of Representatives, with staffers and civil society organizations relying on it in their daily work, including when analyzing and drafting legislation.
These staffers are preparing for artificial intelligence to increase their already heavy workload. This was indicated by OLC Director Warren Burke during a March hearing - even in the absence of any errors. He declined to comment for this article.
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