Doug Kriner

2 months ago | journalofdemocracy.org | Danielle Allen |E. Glen Weyl |Sarah Kreps |Doug Kriner

As artificial intelligence continues to advance at breakneck speed and world powers vie against each other in the AI arms race, democracies are searching for ways to control a technology that is transforming our lives while threatening to break our democratic guardrails. Read the following Journal of Democracy essays from leading AI experts on the dangers that lie ahead and how we might stave off a crisis.

Nov 7, 2024 | journalofdemocracy.org | Robert Person |Michael A. McFaul |Sarah Kreps |Doug Kriner

The Rise of Political Violence in the United StatesIn a deeply polarized United States, ordinary people now consume and espouse once-radical ideas and are primed to commit violence. Rachel KleinfeldWhy India’s Democracy Is DyingUnder Narendra Modi, India is maintaining the trappings of democracy while it increasingly harasses the opposition, attacks minorities, and stifles dissent. It can still reverse course, but the damage is mounting. Maya TudorWhat Putin Fears Most Forget his excuses.

Sep 15, 2024 | journalofdemocracy.org | Danielle Allen |E. Glen Weyl |Sarah Kreps |Doug Kriner

The 2024 International Day of Democracy is spotlighting the potential of artificial intelligence to improve governance while also recognizing the risks it poses. Over the last year, the Journal of Democracy has published some of the world’s leading AI experts on the promise and peril it presents for democracy.