Generative AI could boost government productivity by $1.75 trillion a year

Use of generative artificial intelligence could create productivity gains of US$1.75 trillion per year in the public sector globally by 2033, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BGC).

The analysts said the projection uses inputs from Pearson-Faethm modelling and reflects productivity gains across all national, state and local governments and across all domains such as legislative, administrative, courts, healthcare, education, transportation and security.

Faethm by Pearson is a proprietary model for estimating the impact of technologies on jobs and tasks at a country level.

The projected benefits include US$519 billion a year across all governments in the US and ...