The success of artificial intelligence won’t depend on technical brilliance but whether citizens recognise it as transparent and accountable
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already helping to decide who gets a job interview, a loan or parole. No one voted for these systems, yet their choices shape daily life.
Legitimacy is the quiet foundation of durable institutions. Courts, legislatures and central banks function because many citizens accept how they exercise power, even when outcomes are contested. AI companies hold comparable influence. They moderate speech on platforms used by billions of people. They are building systems that touch medicine, energy, transport and national security. Yet the public has had little say in delegating that authority or setting boundaries for it.
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