Artificial intelligence is leading to a boom in Freedom of Information Act requests, according to government data, but it's also being used to help the government process those requests more efficiently, according to a new report from the Washington Post's FOIA director Nate Jones.

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Why it matters

Agencies are processing more requests than ever, but they're still behind. That reality makes the government's use of AI to help process and redact requests more compelling.

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Why it matters

Agencies are processing more requests than ever, but they're still behind. That reality makes the government's use of AI to help process and redact requests more compelling.

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