Measured Democracy: how to prioritise risks in the AI-powered democratic state with Claudio Novelli and Giulia Sandri

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we speak with Claudio Novelli and Giulia Sandri about their paper "How to Detect and Measure the AI Dangers to Democracy", exploring how AI is reshaping democratic processes across Europe and the US.

We explore topics such as:

• Principal-agent theory and why delegating democratic tasks to AI creates new risks for states, parties and citizens.
• The NIST AI Risk Management Framework and what "trustworthy AI" really means for elections, information ecosystems and accountability.
• How parties and governments already use AI in campaigns and public decision-making and what this implies for democratic backsliding and future governance.

Join us for a nuanced conversation on measuring, prioritising and mitigating AI risks to democracy, without calling for a blanket ban on AI in the public sector.

Shownotes:

1. How to Detect and Measure the AI Dangers to Democracy, Giulia Sandri and Claudio Novelli

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