From Ballots to Bots

Rachel Lomasky

Chief Data Scientist

May 8, 2025

About this blog

AGI fears are premature and often overblown, as current AI is far from superintelligent and is better understood as a tool that boosts productivity by automating specific tasks.

Generative AI will transform jobs, not eliminate them, displacing some roles while creating new ones, particularly in support, creative, and analytical work—much like past tech revolutions.

In government, AI will mostly assist with routine tasks, raising valid concerns about transparency, bias, and public interest—not robot overlords, but human misuse.

This week, I'm over at Law & Liberty taking a deep dive into how AI will make many aspects of life—including governance—much easier.

The article is in Law & Liberty, an online magazine published by Liberty Fund, which is committed to a society of free and responsible persons living under the rule of law. You can read it at: https://lawliberty.org/forum/from-ballots-to-bots/

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Rachel Lomasky

Chief Data Scientist

About

Rachel

Rachel Lomasky is the Chief Data Scientist at Flux, where she continuously identifies and operationalizes AI so Flux users can understand their codebases. In addition to a PhD in Computer Science, Rachel applies her 15+ years of professional experience to augment generative AI with classic machine learning. She regularly organizes and speaks at AI conferences internationally - keep up with her at her LinkedIn here.

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