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AI Agents Increase Public Service Requests
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- →AI is changing how people interact with public services, increasing accessibility.
- →The surge in requests highlights the need to redesign services for the AI era.
- →This trend could reduce administrative burdens and improve service efficiency.
AI tools are driving a surge in public service requests, with complaints to the UK's housing ombudsman and the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rising sharply. Researcher Chris Schmitz calls this trend 'agentic flooding,' noting that AI is changing how people interact with public services. While some filings are adversarial, many are legitimate claims made easier by AI. This presents an opportunity to redesign public services to be more AI-friendly, potentially reducing administrative burdens and improving accessibility.
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