UAE Enables AI Interaction in Lawmaking With New Smart Legislative System

The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched what it calls the first AI-based legislative system, which will see synthetic agents able to propose law projects and monitor their effects through big data analysis.

UAE Enables AI Interaction in Lawmaking With New Smart Legislative System

The Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues in several aspects of human life, and now it seems that governance is next. On April 14, the UAE cabinet approved the launch of what the media is calling the first AI-powered legislative system, setting the stage for the proposal of law projects with significant synthetic participation.

The system will link all judicial rulings to their established jurisdictions, creating a map that connects these rulings with AI elements. As a participant in this system, the AI will be able to monitor these developments and study the effects of regulations in each jurisdiction with the help of this map.

Expecting this to contribute to the improvement of the legislative process in the UAE, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was among the cabinet members who approved this new system.

In this regard, he said:

“The new AI-based legislation system will create a qualitative shift in the legislative cycle, its speed, and its accuracy, ensuring our national legislative excellence and keeping our laws in line with best practices and the highest aspirations.”

This system will also be capable of proposing legislative amendments on an ongoing basis, supported by the analysis of their effects using big data and statistics. These observations will be used to suggest modifications that aim to enhance the efficiency of the legislative process and accelerate the legislative issuance cycle, which is expected to be reduced by up to 70%.

This new approach to legislation will also create new roles for AI agents, such as legislative researchers, legislative editors, and legislative monitors.

However, the technical details of the implementation or the models to be used for this system were not specified by the UAE authorities.