When AI Systems Meet Democratic Governance, with Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders

Bruce Schneier and Dr. Nathan Sanders discuss Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship (MIT Press). Bruce and Nathan share how AI becomes viable for governments when the speed, scale, scope, and sophistication of computational systems surpasses human capacity. We also discuss the relationship between AI and the Internet of Things, how AI interacts with lobbying and legislation, and how values can be construed in an automated context. Current examples of AI implementation are shared from political campaigning, public administration, and civil society.

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When AI Systems Meet Democratic Governance, with Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders is an episode from Social Media and Politics by Michael Bossetta.

This episode is 00:40:33 long.

This episode was published on Feb 1, 2026.

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