• I see endless possibilities, but it’s questionable if any of them are realistic before we overcome capitalism.

    But one idea I really like is AI helping with the implementation of sortition for democratic decision-making in government.

    Recently, the concept got some attention due to climate protesters demanding it, which I think is nice. So while I don’t want to discuss the concept and where it should be applied, here’s what (future) AIs could do:

    1. Enhanced Random Selection Process: AI can ensure a representative selection from the population for sortition by analyzing demographic data and employing stratified sampling algorithms.

    2. Personalized Education and Communication: Once participants are selected, AI could offer personalized learning paths to prepare them for their role, and adapt communication to suit each participant’s unique circumstances.

    3. Facilitating Communication and Mediation: AI can manage communication among the selected group by setting up secure environments for discussion, and serving as an impartial mediator to promote fairness and respectfulness during deliberations.

    4. Information Provision, Fact-Checking, and Bias Detection: AI can provide relevant, unbiased information on complex topics, perform real-time fact-checking, and monitor discussions for potential biases.

    5. Emotion and Sentiment Analysis: As discussions take place, AI could detect the emotional states and sentiments of participants, ensuring decisions are not overly influenced by emotional reactions.

    6. Advanced Simulation and Scenario Exploration: AI could create sophisticated simulations to help participants understand potential outcomes of the policies they are considering.

    7. Public Accountability and Feedback Collection: After decisions are made, AI can ensure transparency in decision-making by tracking and reporting the progress of the deliberations, and collecting public feedback on the decisions made.

    I should probably add that this list was made with the help of GPT 😅 so a more direct answer to your question might be: AI can help humans lay out their ideas and foster discussions.