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Politics

Should we replace politicians with AI? Would anyone notice?

Crikey · 7 October 2026 at 12:23 pm

Should we replace politicians with AI? Would anyone notice?

An examination of the functions of parliamentarians suggests there's one group that could be replaced with AI with barely anyone noticing.

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