arXiv AI
Jun 12
Democracy in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
arXiv:2606. 13026v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Interfacing Artificial Intelligence (AI) with democracy is one of the most profound challenges of our times.
New Conditions for Philosophers to Catch the Wave of Citizen Deliberation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence in advance
The paper proposes new conditions for philosophers to engage with citizen deliberation in the AI era, focusing on how Large Language Models (LLMs) could support democratic processes such as citizen assemblies. It outlines the Democratic Commons project, an interdisciplinary effort that evaluates LLMs against five democratic principles, with a central concern about political bias and the democratic use of AI in experimental participatory settings. The study emphasizes the need for philosophical and political theory foundations to meaningfully assess AI’s role in democratic participation.
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arXiv AI
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The Emergence of Social Science of Large Language Models
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arXiv AI
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Algorithmic Constitutionalism
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arXiv AI
Jun 15
Position: Align AI to Our Aspirations, Not Our Flaws
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arXiv AI
Jun 2
VET: A Framework for Analyzing AI Discourse
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arXiv Computation and Language
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Auditing Political Alignment in LLM Assistants: Engagement, Stance, and User Identity
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arXiv AI
Aug 26
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arXiv AI
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From Democracies to Autocracies: How AI Systems Enable Authoritarianism by Design
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