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The Estonian online voting system (IVXV) source code has been made publicly available on GitHub for public review, though it is not used for active development. Development and supervision remain under the State Electoral Office of Estonia to ensure compliance with election legislation.
Estonia's government accidentally lost €24 million in gambling tax revenue due to a legislative wording error, which was immediately flagged by AI tools Claude and Gemini. This inspired the creation of the 'Fuckup Finder' (Apsakaleidja), an AI prototype that reviews draft bills for inconsistencies, and led to national initiatives like Eesti.ai to expand AI use in government and create digital identities for AI agents.
Estonia plans to become the first country to create official digital identities for AI agents, enabling verifiable and auditable autonomous actions within defined limits for public and private services.
OpenAI and Estonia's government announced a partnership to provide ChatGPT Edu to all secondary school students and teachers, starting with 10th and 11th graders by September 2025, as part of Estonia's AI Leap 2025 initiative to integrate AI into education systems.