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** AI and democratic decision-making:
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** Steering responsible change
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As you'll be aware, AI is everywhere. That includes our own government, who have pledged to "mainline AI into the veins of the nation".

We first founded mySociety back in 2003 when the internet was still a reasonably new concept, to show government how digital technologies could be done well.

And now, as we find ourselves witnessing the early stages of this huge piece of digital transformation at every level of government? Once again, we see the need to keep a watchful eye.

Over the next few months, we’ll be sharing our own research, reflections and experience — alongside invited guest writers — to consider how AI interacts with democratic processes, and what is needed to make that better.
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Here's where we begin. AI is coming to democracy, whether we like it or not. But there are ways in which it can be highly beneficial to us all; and ways in which it can present a clear and present danger to democracy. Read more ([link removed]) .

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And then: find out why our transparency laws need to urgently adapt to this new era, in a piece for Public Technology from our Chief Executive Louise. Read more ([link removed]) .


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These pieces signal the start of a significant series of thought pieces, events, research and experimentation from mySociety, around the topic of AI and democratic decision-making.

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Thank you for your responses to our straw poll in the last email.

With the updates we’ve been making to TheyWorkForYou, we hope that more of you will soon be confidently joining the 6.4% who say they know everything about their MP — after all, that’s what we’re here for!

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