POTUS used to be done by AI, in the sense that a large bureaucracy of specialists filtering up through domain-specific experts and summarized by deeply experien

POTUS used to be done by AI, in the sense that a large bureaucracy of specialists filtering up through domain-specific experts and summarized by deeply experienced, large-context politicians produced results that were mostly actionable as-is. Huge investments were made to ensure the highest quality at all layers of the gigantic org, with the more-or-less correct belief that it would improve outcomes. The president was largely ceremonial day-to-day, and only determinative to the extent they were also head of the majority political views, which mediated the outputs of the bureaucracy. I’m sure this sounds crazy to anyone under 25 or so, but the era of a YOLO populist autocrat who shapes the bureaucracy to be a giant vanity mirror really is a new thing.