Supercomputer to navigate regulations?

Here is Scott Chandler in a Lexington Institute article:

"The defense acquisition system is a construct of government, erected over decades and codified in statute that now exceeds 180,000 pages.  It is so complex that the Air Force commissioned a supercomputer to make sense of it."

I'll leave the 180,000 pages alone. The news article announcing the Air Force supercomputer to deal with the acquisition process should give one pause. Here is the Air Force justification:

"The Air Force pointed to a 2006 study by the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ top watchdog, which found that 'the challenge of operating in accordance with complex federal acquisition regulations discourages small and innovative businesses from partnering with the government in emerging markets.'

"The Air Force hopes the new system will be an advanced tool, making it easier for businesses to understand the requirements of a contract and to get any of their questions answered immediately by the computer system."

So to encourage small business and innovation in new markets... the Air Force wants a supercomputer to navigate the deluge of regulations? It's not clear what processes the supercomputer would execute, how all the rules will be simplified through number crunching, what information people could to "mine," and whether its biggest benefit accrue to existing prime contractors and lead to further consolidation.

A pristine farm of super computers

Here is a thought to chew on: the Air Force will "teach the system how to understand context so that it can answer questions accurately."