When AI Systems Meet Democratic Governance, with Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders
Social Media and Politics

When AI Systems Meet Democratic Governance, with Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders

B2Upper-intermediateFebruary 1, 202640 min

Bruce Schneier and Dr. Nathan Sanders discuss Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship (MIT Press). Bruce and Nathan share how AI becomes viable for governments when the speed, scale, scope, and sophistication of computational systems surpasses human capacity. We also discuss the relationship between AI and the Internet of Things, how AI interacts with lobbying and legislation, and how values can be construed in an automated context. Current examples of AI implementation are shared from political campaigning, public administration, and civil society.

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Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Social Media and Politics podcast, bringing new expert insights into how social media is changing the political game. I'm your host, Michael Bocetta, associate professor of communication at Lund University. Remember, you can follow the show on X at SMNP podcast or visit us on the web at social media and politics.org.

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All right, y'all. Thanks so much for tuning in. So as AI becomes more and more the hot topic of the day, I've been noticing a formulation like AI powered tool to X and X can be fight disinformation, and X can be optimized your strategy. But what about the day-to-day tasks of government?

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Things like public administration, things like crafting legislation, things like administering legal proceedings, things that are sometimes overlooked

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