The adoption of AI by governments has led to surges in complaints, AI-generated requests and tribunal cases, overwhelming human staff and countering the promised time savings.
01Summary
- 01Employment tribunal cases in England, Scotland and Wales rose by 39% in a year partly due to claimants using AI to draft claims.
- 02Whitehall special advisers report departments drowning in AI-generated freedom of information requests.
- 03MPs' offices are swamped by AI-written letters, all of which require human reading.
- 04Employers using AI to sift job applications face a backlash as applicants automate their submissions, creating an avalanche of chaff.
- 05AI adoption risks creating bottlenecks, similar to cars in city traffic reducing average speeds to 7mph in central London by 2018.
02Why it matters
The flood of AI-generated interactions threatens to paralyse public services and inflate costs, meaning citizens may face slower, less effective government responses despite the promise of efficiency.
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