AI creates Diet response draft; government trial also analyzes parliamentary questions

The Digital Agency has begun offering a trial app that supports the preparation of Diet response proposals using the artificial intelligence (AI) platform Gennai, which is used by approximately 180,000 government employees. It also assists with ``question-taking,'' which involves understanding the intent of questions asked by members of the Diet in advance. The plan is to verify its effectiveness during the current Diet session and put it into full-scale operation from next year's regular Diet session.

AI Gennai automates multiple tasks, government grants “agent function”

When questions from members of the Diet are entered into the app, AI organizes and analyzes the points at issue, and can create multiple draft answers in minutes based on past government responses and parliamentary minutes. It is also equipped with a function to change the style depending on the purpose, such as ``Policy/Policy Explanation Type'' to explain policy direction and policy, and ``Political Judgment Type'' to show political judgment.

Answer drafts created using the app can be edited directly by staff members. It is also possible to use AI to predict additional questions that are likely to be asked by members of Congress. The Digital Agency states that its staff will continue to be responsible for making policy decisions, organizing the government's views, and finalizing answers, and has emphasized that it will not entrust decisions to AI.