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Avoid diluting democracy by algorithms

Nature Machine Intelligence volume 4, pages 804–806 (2022)Cite this article

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There is a tendency among AI researchers to use the concepts of democracy and democratization in ways that are only loosely connected to their political and historical meanings. We argue that it is important to take the concept more seriously in AI research by engaging with political philosophy.

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  1. Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway

    Henrik Skaug Sætra

  2. Department of Computer Science and Communication, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway

    Harald Borgebund

  3. Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Mark Coeckelbergh

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Sætra, H.S., Borgebund, H. & Coeckelbergh, M. Avoid diluting democracy by algorithms. Nat Mach Intell 4, 804–806 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-022-00537-w

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