[Bruce Schneier's] Latest Book: Rewiring Democracy
5 days ago
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- #AI
- #Democracy
- Announcement of the book 'Rewiring Democracy: How AI will Transform our Politics, Government, and Citizenship', coauthored with Nathan Sanders and published by MIT Press on October 21.
- The book explores AI's impact on democracy in five areas: politics, legislating, administration, the judiciary, and citizenship.
- Focuses on present and future uses of AI in functioning democracies, including AI-driven propaganda and artificial conversation.
- Takes an optimistic view of AI's capabilities to discuss societal changes and second-order effects.
- Advocates for public AI systems not driven by for-profit corporations.
- Written during the challenging context of the 2024 US presidential campaign and the early months of the second Trump administration.
- Includes a webpage for the book with summaries, table of contents, blurbs, and ordering options, including signed copies.
- Author is currently at the Munk School, University of Toronto, and will mail signed books post-publication.