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Rethinking Democracy for the Age of AI

Posted on By infossl
artificial intelligence, democracy, essays, Security technology, Uncategorized

There is a lot written about technology’s threats to democracy. Polarization. Artificial intelligence. The concentration of wealth and power. I have a more general story: The political and economic systems of governance that were created in the mid-18th century are poorly suited for the 21st century. They don’t align incentives well. And they are being … Read More “Rethinking Democracy for the Age of AI” »

AI and the Indian Election

Posted on By infossl
artificial intelligence, deepfake, democracy, india, Security technology, Uncategorized

As India concluded the world’s largest election on June 5, 2024, with over 640 million votes counted, observers could assess how the various parties and factions used artificial intelligence technologies—and what lessons that holds for the rest of the world. The campaigns made extensive use of AI, including deepfake impersonations of candidates, celebrities and dead … Read More “AI and the Indian Election” »

Using AI for Political Polling

Posted on By infossl
artificial intelligence, chatbots, democracy, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized

Public polling is a critical function of modern political campaigns and movements, but it isn’t what it once was. Recent US election cycles have produced copious postmortems explaining both the successes and the flaws of public polling. There are two main reasons polling fails. First, nonresponse has skyrocketed. It’s radically harder to reach people than … Read More “Using AI for Political Polling” »

How AI Will Change Democracy

Posted on By infossl
artificial intelligence, democracy, laws, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to predict that artificial intelligence will affect every aspect of our society. Not by doing new things. But mostly by doing things that are already being done by humans, perfectly competently. Replacing humans with AIs isn’t necessarily interesting. But when an AI takes over a human task, the task … Read More “How AI Will Change Democracy” »