"The Trump administration is planning touse artificial intelligenceto write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records and interviews with six agency staffers. The plan was presented to DOT staff last monthat a demonstration of AI's"potential to revolutionize the way we draft rulemakings," agency attorney Daniel Cohenwrote to colleagues.The demonstration, Cohen wrote, would showcase "exciting new AI tools available to DOT rule writers to help us do our job better and faster.""
"Zerzan seemed to suggest that the DOT was at the vanguard of a broader federal effort, calling the department the "point of the spear" and "the first agency that is fully enabled to use AI to draft rules." Zerzan appeared interested mainly in the quantity of regulations that AI could produce, not their quality. "We don't need the perfect rule on XYZ. We don't even need a very good rule on XYZ," he said, according to the meeting notes. "We want good enough.""
The Department of Transportation plans to use artificial intelligence to draft federal transportation regulations and showcase AI tools to DOT rule writers. Agency leadership presented the initiative as capable of revolutionizing rulemaking and enabling faster drafting. The general counsel framed the department as leading a broader federal effort and emphasized producing large quantities of regulations rather than perfect rules. Some DOT staffers expressed alarm because transportation rules affect aviation, pipelines and freight trains carrying toxic chemicals and errors could endanger safety. Proponents justify the shift by arguing that AI can accelerate writing and revising complex regulations.
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