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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=Understanding the Daemon |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/english-version-understanding-the-daemon-1621404.html |accessdate=5 April 2020 |work=FAZ.NET |language=de}}</ref> In 2013, algorithmic regulation was coined by [[Tim O'Reilly]], Founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media Inc.