AI and democratic decision-making:

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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