Four ways for AI to change government GovInsider

Will AI become so intelligent that we don't need government any more? That's the suggestion from Taiwan's digital chief, who notes that "We can replace the entire government by AI in 500 years". That seems unlikely to affect many GovInsider readers – unless modern medicine dramatically increases the average human life expectancy. But already we are seeing this technology improve public service delivery. And far from making government become colder and more mechanised, this ancient institution is getting closer to citizens than ever before.