Name: Rewiring Democracy
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Author: Bruce Schneier, Nathan E. Sanders
ISBN: 9780262057332

From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Hacker’s Mind and Data & Goliath, an informative and wide-ranging exploration of how AI will alter every facet of democracy, and how to harness the technology to distribute rather than concentrate power.

AI is changing democracy. We still get to decide how.

AI’s impact on democracy will go far beyond headline-grabbing political deepfakes and automated misinformation. Everywhere it will be used, it will create risks and opportunities to shake up long-standing power structures.

In this highly readable and advisedly optimistic book, Rewiring Democracy, security technologist Bruce Schneier and data scientist Nathan Sanders cut through the AI hype and examine the myriad ways that AI is transforming every aspect of democracy—for both good and ill.

The authors describe how the sophistication of AI will fulfill demands from lawmakers for more complex legislation, reducing deference to the executive branch and altering the balance of power between lawmakers and administrators. They show how the scale and scope of AI is enhancing civil servants’ ability to shape private-sector behavior, automating either the enforcement or neglect of industry regulations. They also explain how both lawyers and judges will leverage the speed of AI, upending how we think about law enforcement, litigation, and dispute resolution.

Whether these outcomes enhance or degrade democracy depends on how we shape the development and use of AI technologies. Powerful players in private industry and public life are already using AI to increase their influence, and AIs built by corporations don’t deliver the fairness and trust required by democratic governance. But, steered in the right direction, AI’s broad capabilities can augment democratic processes and help citizens build consensus, express their voice, and shake up long-standing power structures.

Democracy is facing new challenges worldwide, and AI has become a part of that. It can inform, empower, and engage citizens. It can also disinform, disempower, and disengage them. The choice is up to us. Schneier and Sanders blaze the path forward, showing us how we can use AI to make democracy stronger and more participatory.

ENDORSEMENTS

“This book offers a hopeful, practical vision: Technology serving the public, not the privileged. A must-read for anyone shaping our digital future.”
—Audrey Tang, first Minister of Digital Affairs of Taiwan

“A panoramic and thorough survey, Rewiring Democracy provides an original and imaginative take on the impacts of AI on democracy. It’s full of brilliant nuggets of extrapolation. I really enjoyed it.”
—Mustafa Suleyman, CEO, Microsoft AI; author of The Coming Wave

“Rewiring Democracy is the rare AI book that pairs deep technical insight with a pragmatic roadmap for safeguarding democracy and turning anxiety into action. Clear, constructive, and quietly optimistic, this is essential reading for anyone determined to steer AI toward the public good.”
—Beth Noveck, Founder, The Governance Lab and Professor of Law and Experiential AI, Northeastern University

“A thoughtful and rigorous exploration of democracy as an information system and AI’s potential impacts on decision making, advocacy, and governance at all levels. Essential reading for government leaders who want to strengthen democracy with emerging technologies.”
—Ann Lewis, former Director of Technology Transformation Services, U.S. General Services Administration

“While Schneier and Sanders are more optimistic than I am about the future of artificial intelligence and policy, you will be glad to have taken the time to read and understand their well-articulated arguments.”
—Vint Cerf, internet pioneer

“For AI companies or politicians to serve democracy, people must take deliberate steps. Rewiring Democracy offers a clear roadmap to help public and corporate leaders navigate through the pitfalls and promises that AI brings to democracy.”
—Marietje Schaake, former Member of the European Parliament; author of The Tech Coup

REVIEWS

“Rewiring Democracy spans every element of democracy; from local politics to lawmaking, polls to policy, the campaign trail to the courts. And while caution abounds, sceptics of AI will be challenged by this book. The authors’ excitement for AI is infectious. Their understanding of it helps us to see beyond the deepfakes and disinformation that prevail when we discuss artificial intelligence and democracy, to its full potential of possibilities and risks.”
—The Irish Times

“The authors present a thought-provoking, succinct, timely exploration.”
—Christianity Today

“A dizzying list of ways in which AI could be used in politics, lawmaking, government operations and the judiciary, as well as how each of these uses could go wrong. . . . If even a fairly small fraction of the applications these authors contemplate come to pass, we’ll be looking at a world even more dramatically unpredictable than today’s.” —Bloomberg

“Refreshing…I wish more authors approached the subject the way Schneier and Sanders do.”
—Big Think

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