Skeptics say billions of dollars in AI-driven government efficiencies ‘fiscally dubious’

Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system for some observers.
Evan Solomon
After the federal budget laid out billions in cost savings via tech-fuelled efficiency, Digital Minister Minister Evan Solomon was pressed to explain how AI will increase efficiency in the federal public service without cutting jobs.

The federal government’s lofty goal of saving billions of dollars through tech-driven efficiencies has been met with skepticism from industry experts and budget watchdogs alike who say parliamentarians should push for concrete information on how money will be saved.

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