Neither fish nor fowl : the challenges of a democratic AI

Abstract

In the current era of rapid technological advancements and big data evolution, one important question revolves around whether the growing development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and their penetration through our societies constitute a threat to our political systems. Are AI systems better equipped to provide unbiased solutions to political problems compared to the biased human reasoning? Despite the several positive dimensions that AI has brought to our societies, crucial challenges for our democracies have been emerged. However, it would be unwise to immediately reject or fear about the solutions that AI is bringing into politics. In that respect, it becomes necessary to critically investigate and examine thoroughly what original solutions and benefits those AI systems are offering to the political world. Politics is a course of action that is not based on a type of linear and deductive reasoning or some sort of techniques that could optimally minimize situations under uncertainty; it serves to make decisions in the midst of great ambiguity and contingency. Therefore, democratizing AI would be a solution to make AI work for our democratic societies.