Next, @j-p-a.bsky.social and John Lewis draw on recent reporting to argue that if "agencies setting machines loose to generate and justify regulatory proposals once seemed far-fetched, it no longer does" & that admin law standards can keep agencies accountable.

www.yalejreg.com/nc/toward-mi...

And next up: me and @jtlew3.bsky.social on what minimum legal standards might accompany agency use of AI in policymaking. www.yalejreg.com/nc/toward-mi...

This is my favorite part of the OPM guidance. "...Agencies are instructed to circumvent OPM's RIF regulations using other means."

Saving the easy stuff for the end, I see.

To be clear, there is a lot of uncertainty as to how longstanding rules of administrative law will apply to these new technologies. We get into that too. Read up! governingforimpact.org/wp-content/u...

But administrative law will let the sunlight in on agencies' AI usage. And that should go some way toward pushing agencies away from unscrupulous and irresponsible uses of new technology toward more defensible practices.