AGI and the Division of Powers Within Government
26th April 2023
I’m not sure the AGI concept is entirely well-defined, but let’s put aside the more dramatic scenarios and assume that AI can perform at least some of the following functions:
1. Evaluate many policies and regulations better than human analysts can.
2. Sometimes outperform and outguess asset price markets.
3. Formulate the most effective campaign strategies for politicians.
4. Understand and manage geopolitics better than humans can.
5. Write better Supreme Court opinions and, for a given ethical point of view, produce a better ruling.
You could add to that list, but you get the point. These are a big stretch beyond current models, but not on the super-brain level.
One option, of course, is simply that everyone can use this service, like the current GPT-4, and then few questions arise about differential political access. But what if the service is expensive, and/or access is restricted for reasons of law, regulation, and national security? Exactly who or what in government allocates use of the service within government?