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Written laws are not replaced but stressed to test its efficiency. Algorithmic regulation is supposed to be a system of governance where more exact data collected from citizens via their smart devices and computers are used for more efficiency in organizing human life as a collective.<ref>[http://tjm.org/2014/02/15/a-brief-exchange-with-tim-oreilly-about-algorithmic-regulation/ A brief exchange with Tim O'Reilly about "algorithmic regulation"], Tim McCormick</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/20/rise-of-data-death-of-politics-evgeny-morozov-algorithmic-regulation The rise of data and the death of politics], Evgeny Morozov. The Observer, Sunday 20 July 2014</ref> As [[Deloitte]] estimated in 2017, automation of US government work could save 96.7 million federal hours annually, with a potential savings of $3.3 billion; at the high end, this rises to 1.2 billion hours and potential annual savings of $41.1 billion.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eggers |first1=illiam D. |last2=Schatsky |first2=David |last3=Viechnick |first3=Peter |title=Demystifying artificial intelligence in government {{!}} Deloitte Insights |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/cognitive-technologies/artificial-intelligence-government.html |website=www2.deloitte.com |accessdate=4 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=(Analysis) Artificial intelligence in government {{!}} Deloitte Insights |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/cognitive-technologies/artificial-intelligence-government-analysis.html |website=www2.deloitte.com |accessdate=4 April 2020}}</ref> According to a study of [[Stanford University]], 45% of the studeed US federal agencies have experimented with AI and related machine learning (ML) tools up to 2020.<ref name=sstandford/>

The novels [[Daemon_(novel_series)|Daemon]] and [[Freedom™]] by [[Daniel_Suarez_(author)|Daniel Suarez]] describe a fictional scenario of global algorithmic regulation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rieger |first1=Frank |title=GesprächUnderstanding mitthe Daniel Suarez: Wir werden mit System erobertDaemon |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debattenmedien/digitalesenglish-denken/gespraech-mit-daniel-suarez-wir-werden-mitversion-systemunderstanding-erobertthe-14089daemon-p11621404.html |accessdate=225 FebruaryApril 2020 |work=Frankfurter Allgemeine |date=2011FAZ.NET |language=de}}</ref> In 2013, algorithmic regulation was coined by [[Tim O'Reilly]], Founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media Inc.

<blockquote>Sometimes the "rules" aren't really even rules. Gordon Bruce, the former CIO of the city of Honolulu, explained to me that when he entered government from the private sector and tried to make changes, he was told, "That's against the law." His reply was "OK. Show me the law." "Well, it isn't really a law. It's a regulation." "OK. Show me the regulation." "Well, it isn't really a regulation. It's a policy that was put in place by Mr. Somebody twenty years ago." "Great. We can change that!""