This paper aims to provide a roadmap for AI governance. Contrary to the dominant paradigm, we believe that AI governance should not simply be a reactive, punitive, status quo undertaking, but rather an expansive approach to technology that fosters human flourishing. We argue that it should be an expression of a positive vision. Promoting human flourishing requires democracy/political stability and economic empowerment. Our overriding point is that answering the question of how to manage this emerging technology means going beyond simply categorizing and managing narrow risks to interpreting risks and opportunities more broadly and responding to them. public goods, human resources, and democracy itself accordingly. To clarify this vision, we will follow his four steps. First, we define some central concepts in the field and clarify the forms of technological harm and risk. We then review the normative frameworks governing emerging technologies currently in use around the world. Third, we outline an alternative normative framework based on power-sharing liberalism. Fourth, we walk through a set of governance challenges that should be accomplished by a policy framework based on our power-sharing liberal model. Following these, we will propose implementation vehicles.
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AGI and democracy
We face a fundamental question: Is the pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) itself the kind of end that a democracy should allow?
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Democracy as an approximation: A primer for “AI for democracy” innovators
This essay is adapted from a presentation given by Aviv Ovadia at the Second Interdisciplinary Workshop on Rethinking Democracy, held on the Harvard Kennedy School campus in December 2023.
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GETTING-Plurality — “A roadmap for governing AI: Liberalism in technology governance and power sharing.”
In this GETTING-Plurality Research workshop session, Daniel Allen, James Bryant Conant Professor at Harvard University, Director of the Allen Institute, and author of A Roadmap for Governing AI: Technology Governance and Power-Sharing Liberalism will appear. Allen was joined in the conversation by commentator Rob Reich, McGregor Gilland Professor of Science, Technology, and Social Ethics at Stanford University.
Policy overview
AGI and democracy
We face a fundamental question: Is the pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) itself the kind of end that a democracy should allow?
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Democracy not only on the internet but also on the internet
This essay is adapted from a presentation given by Nathan Schneider at the Second Interdisciplinary Workshop on Rethinking Democracy, held on the campus of the Harvard Kennedy School in December 2023.
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Summit on AI and Democracy
On November 7, 2023, the AI and Democracy Summit brought together experts from multiple institutions to discuss ongoing research, policy, and development efforts related to recent advances in artificial intelligence.
