The government of the UAE has launched what it calls the first AI-based legislative system, allowing synthetic agents to develop laws and monitor their effects through big data analysis.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has begun to penetrate all aspects of human life, and governance is next. On April 14, the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) approved the implementation of what the media is calling the first AI-powered legislative system, paving the way for the proposal of law projects with significant synthetic participation.
The system will link all judicial rulings to their established jurisdictions, creating a map that connects these rulings with AI elements. As a participant in this system, the AI will be able to monitor these developments and study the effects of regulations in each jurisdiction with the help of this map.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the UAE and a member of the cabinet that approved this development, expects AI to significantly improve the legislative process in the UAE.
Al Maktoum also highlighted that the system will be able to propose legislative amendments on an ongoing basis, supported by the analysis of their effects using big data and statistics. Official reports stated that the expectation is for this tool to enhance the efficiency of the legislative process and accelerate the legislative issuance cycle by up to 70%.
This new approach to legislation will also create new roles for AI agents, such as legislative researchers, legislative editors, and legislative monitors.
However, neither the technical details of the implementation nor the models to be used for this system were specified by UAE authorities.
