The “U.S. Tech Force,” announced by President Donald Trump on Monday, is an initiative to collaborate with technology companies on government projects. Developing an AI-forward “task force” will increase artificial intelligence’s prevalence in the government to compete with technologically advanced countries, such as China, and further develop the nation’s AI infrastructure. Advanced Placement United States Government teacher Michael Montgomery breaks down this national news topic.
How do you think this adoption of AI in governmental positions will change policies?
“I assume what he’s trying to do is streamline the government to save money. That would be my guess since that’s what a lot of these changes regarding AI kinda seem to aim at. But, when it comes to changing policies, I’m not fully sure what this could potentially do since it’s such a recent change, and you still have Congress policy makers who have to approve these decisions and policy changes.”
How beneficial do you think this will be to the government and its efficiency?
“It’s hard to say not knowing a ton about this because it’s recent, but just like regular corporate America, he’s definitely trying to make things more efficient and easier for government jobs and how the country is run. But, you definitely still need human monitoring, and just the brain of a human to work for the government, especially some of these positions since AI isn’t fully capable of those things.”
Can AI fully replace human positions, especially regarding political positions?
“No, definitely not. I think that’s the most obvious one because there’s been so many flaws in AI, and it just can’t completely take over every job in the government, even if that’s what Trump or anyone else would want.”
Do you think this change is going to mark the beginning for AI to completely replace all government positions, or at least entry level ones?
“I think the main thing is creating efficiency like in corporations to make jobs more efficient. But yeah, you can never replace the human element in any part of the workforce. For example, a lawyer might say ‘Make me a memo regarding whatever to what extent.’ You still need humans to look it over because AI can’t fully do that. So, if you just pass it off with AI, it has so many flaws that would just be overlooked and really ruin things long term … I think this move is really just about efficiency, and we’ll just need to wait and see how it goes into effect.”
