Political Automation
An Introduction to AI in Government and Its Impact on Citizens
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 7 March 2025
- ISBN 9780197696941
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages304 pages
- Size 235x156 mm
- Weight 540 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 20 b&w photgraphs 585
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Short description:
In Political Automation, Eduardo Albrecht explores this question in various domains, including policing, national security, and international peacekeeping. Drawing upon interviews with rights activists, Albrecht examines popular attempts to interact with this novel form of algorithmic governance so far. He then proposes the idea of a Third House, a virtual chamber that legislates exclusively on AI in government decision-making and is based on principles of direct democracy, unlike existing upper and lower houses that are representative. An in-depth look at how political automation impacts the lives of citizens, this book addresses the challenges at the heart of automation in public policy decision-making and offers a way forward.
MoreLong description:
Governments now routinely use AI-based software to gather information about citizens and determine the level of privacy a person can enjoy, how far they can travel, what public benefits they may receive, and what they can and cannot say publicly. What input do citizens have in how these machines think?
In Political Automation, Eduardo Albrecht explores this question in various domains, including policing, national security, and international peacekeeping. Drawing upon interviews with rights activists, Albrecht examines popular attempts to interact with this novel form of algorithmic governance so far. He then proposes the idea of a Third House, a virtual chamber that legislates exclusively on AI in government decision-making and is based on principles of direct democracy, unlike existing upper and lower houses that are representative. Digital citizens, AI powered replicas of ourselves, would act as our personal emissaries to this Third House. An in-depth look at how political automation impacts the lives of citizens, this book addresses the challenges at the heart of automation in public policy decision-making and offers a way forward.
This groundbreaking book addresses a fundamental question: Technology is redistributing power and our political institutions have not been designed to address that radical transformation. Eduardo Albrecht is one of the first thinkers to offer a practical response. A must-read for anybody interested in accountability in the age of data and AI.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
Political Machines
California
The Informatized Body
Europe
Mechanics of Expression
Africa
Digitized Biographies
India
The Eye of Nations
Kenya
A Third House
Further Reading by Scholars
Further Reading by Organization
Index
