The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia's AI “Fuckup Finder”
Estonia's government is integrating AI tools into its legislative process after a drafting error resulted in a significant loss of gambling tax revenue. The country developed 'Apsakaleidja,' an AI-powered 'Fuckup Finder,' to identify errors in draft bills before they become law.
In December, the Riigikogu, Estonia’s parliament, passed changes to the country’s Gambling Tax Act meant to lower the tax rate on remote gambling. But the wording of the law referred only to “skill games” for that year, not games of chance or remote gambling. Estonia’s entire gambling industry is worth around €300 million ($343 million), and its online gambling market is one of the fastest growing in the EU.
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