Are Robot Legislators the future of Good Government?

Renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking warned in a London press conference last Tuesday that, at the rate we are developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, machines will eventually dethrone humans as the most intelligent inhabitants of our planet.

This triggered a few "what if" scenarios in my head.  The most significant of these is:  What if one day we will have the technological capability to produce Robot Legislators?

The Constitution will be the first data that we will embed in their AI.  They will be programmed to make decisions solely with the National Interest in mind.  They will be immune to the influence of family, friends, relatives, and special interest groups.  Or will they?

I closed my eyes for a moment to visualize the resulting utopian world... And the first thing I saw were floating Robot Legislator Viruses... There goes the Influence Peddling Virus... The Pay-For-Play-Virus... The Bridge-To-Nowhere Virus...  The Ghost Project Virus... The Padded Payroll Virus...

Back to square one...