AI governance could cut through political gridlock, author suggests
TL;DR. A thought experiment explores how an AI governor, immune to lobbying, could effectively address complex global issues and optimize human prosperity. - An AI could implement policies for food, transport, and energy without political interference. - Current human governance often fails due to special interest groups and concentrated lobbying efforts. - An AI would prioritize long-term societal benefits over short-term political or financial gains.
- AI as a governor could bypass human political corruption and lobbying.
- Proposed AI governance would optimize for human prosperity, including longer lives and clean environment.
- Examples like food subsidies, electric vehicle policy, and renewable energy deployment highlight political failures solvable by AI.
- An AI governor would implement unpopular but beneficial policies for long-term gains.
Sources
- What if we let AI govern us? — inevolin.substack.com