Upcoming book on AI and democracy

If you read my blog, you’ve noticed that I’ve written a lot about AI and democracy, mostly with my co-author Nathan Sanders. I’m excited to announce that we’re writing a book on the subject.

This isn’t a book about deep fakes or misinformation. It’s a book about what happens when AI writes laws, mediates disputes, audits bureaucratic processes, helps with political strategy, and advises citizens on which candidates and issues to support. It’s a book that tries to explore what an AI-powered democratic system might look like, and then how we can best ensure we leverage the good parts and avoid the bad.

I talked about this in my speech at the RSA conference last month, which you can watch and read. (You can also read previous attempts at this idea.)

The book will be published by MIT Press sometime in fall 2025, with a free-access digital version available a year later. (It can’t actually come out any sooner. Nothing published this year will drown out the hubbub of the U.S. presidential election, and anything published next spring will have to go to press without knowing the outcome of that election.)

The book is currently divided into six parts:

AI-supported politicians
AI-powered legislators
AI-supported administration
The AI-supported legal system
AI-powered citizens
Getting the future we want

It’s too early to post a more detailed table of contents, but I’d love some help thinking of titles. Below is my current list of brainstorming ideas: titles and subtitles. Please mix them up as you wish, or suggest your own in the comments. No idea is too far-fetched, as anything can spark more ideas.

Title:

AI and democracy
Democracy with AI
Democracy after AI
Democracy ex Machina
Democracy ex Machina
E Pluribus, Machina
Democracy and the machines
Democracy with machines
Building democracy with machines
Democracy in the cycle
We, the people + AI
Artificial Democracy
AI-powered democracy
The state of AI
Citizen AI

Trust in the bots
Trust the computer
Trust the machine

The end of the beginning
Sharing power
Run better
Speed, scope, reach and sophistication
The new governance model
Model citizen
Artificial Individualism

Subtitle:

How AI disrupts the balance of power in democracy
Twenty (or thereabouts) ways AI will change democracy
Rethinking democracy in the age of artificial intelligence
Who wins and who loses
How democracy thrives in an AI-powered world
Ensuring that AI strengthens democracy, not destroys it
How AI will change politics, legislation, bureaucracy, courtrooms and citizens
AI is transforming government, citizenship and everything in between
Reshaping democracy: from voting to legislation to queuing
How we can make democracy work for people in an AI future
How AI will fundamentally change democracies and democratic institutions
Who wins and who loses when AI rules?
How to win and not lose with AI as your partner
The transformation of democracy through AI – for better or for worse
How AI can improve society, not destroy it
How AI can improve society, not undermine it
By the people, for the people, with lots of AI
How AI will change democracy
How the AI ​​revolution will change democracy

Combinations:

Envisioning a thriving democracy in the age of artificial intelligence: How technology strengthens democratic ideals and promotes a society that serves its citizens

Creating model citizens: How AI can strengthen democracy
Modeling citizenship: who wins and who loses when AI transforms democracy?
A model of government: Democracy with AI and how we can harness it

AI by the people and for the people: How artificial intelligence will transform democracy
The (AI) political revolution: speed, scale, reach, sophistication and our democracy
Speed, scale, scope, sophistication: The democratic AI revolution
The Artificial Political Revolution: X Ways AI Will Change Democracy…Forever

***This is a Schneier on Security blog, written by Bruce Schneier, syndicated by the Security Bloggers Network. Read the original post at: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/07/upcoming-book-on-ai-and-democracy.html