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Issue 16
IPU Innovation Tracker
The quarterly electronic bulletin from the Centre for Innovation in Parliament
Issue 16
In this special edition of the Innovation Tracker we look at the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in parliaments, and how the technology can transform a wide variety of settings, including parliaments. We hear from three experts leading parliamentary work on AI, and look at two case studies of AI at work in parliaments.
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Innovation in parliamentary working methods
Dr Andy Williamson (Senior researcher at CIP, the IPU’s Centre for Innovation in Parliament) notes that there is nothing new about AI. But we have certainly embarked on a new level of AI integration. Technology can now engage with us directly, generate new content and predict outcomes. This could transform a wide variety of settings, including parliaments.
The CIP team spoke to three experts leading parliamentary work on AI – in Brazil, Greece and the European Parliament. We asked them about the current state of AI in parliaments, and where things are heading.
The CIP team spoke to Germán Tarasewiez, Director of Innovation, Planning and New Technologies at the Argentinian Chamber of Deputies. We discussed how the Chamber’s first steps with AI have supported parliamentary work. And the initial experience has now developed into more complex projects.
The CIP team spoke to Ahto Saks, Administrative Director of the Estonian Parliament, about using AI to support transcription at plenary and committee meetings.