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In an article originally published in The Times (Scottish Edition), Beth Simone Noveck argues that AI’s most important democratic use is helping governments listen. Drawing on examples from Camden and Scotland, the piece explores how AI could help public institutions process large-scale public input, strengthen participation, and rebuild trust at a time when governments face rising demand and declining capacity.
In an article originally published in The Times (Scottish Edition), Beth Simone Noveck argues that AI’s most important democratic use is helping governments listen. Drawing on examples from Camden and Scotland, the piece explores how AI could help public institutions process large-scale public input, strengthen participation, and rebuild trust at a time when governments face rising demand and declining capacity.
What if the State acted on what it already knows about you, rather than waiting for you to fill out a form? In a new commentary, Beth Simone Noveck previews Gustavo Maio's new book and argues that moving toward zero-click government requires a double-click on participation. Zachary Florman shows how The Capitol Wire turns scattered congressional documents into real-time legislative intelligence. Pompeu Fabra's Rodrigo Cetina-Presuel, Marco Tello, and Jose Martinez-Sierra examine why Ecuador's judiciary paused the use of AI in Indigenous-language cases. This and more from this week's Reboot News That Caught Our Eye.
What if the State acted on what it already knows about you, rather than waiting for you to fill out a form? In a new commentary, Beth Simone Noveck previews Gustavo Maio's new book and argues that moving toward zero-click government requires a double-click on participation. Zachary Florman shows how The Capitol Wire turns scattered congressional documents into real-time legislative intelligence. Pompeu Fabra's Rodrigo Cetina-Presuel, Marco Tello, and Jose Martinez-Sierra examine why Ecuador's judiciary paused the use of AI in Indigenous-language cases. This and more from this week's Reboot News That Caught Our Eye.
In the afterword to Gustavo Maia’s forthcoming book Zero-Click Government, Beth Simone Noveck explores the democratic risks and possibilities of anticipatory governance. While supporting efforts to reduce the administrative burdens placed on citizens, she argues that traditional requests and applications also served as an important democratic feedback signal, one that anticipatory systems risk losing when governments act on inferred demand. Her response examines what kinds of participation, transparency, contestation, and institutional learning are needed if public action is increasingly shaped by data and AI.
In the afterword to Gustavo Maia’s forthcoming book Zero-Click Government, Beth Simone Noveck explores the democratic risks and possibilities of anticipatory governance. While supporting efforts to reduce the administrative burdens placed on citizens, she argues that traditional requests and applications also served as an important democratic feedback signal, one that anticipatory systems risk losing when governments act on inferred demand. Her response examines what kinds of participation, transparency, contestation, and institutional learning are needed if public action is increasingly shaped by data and AI.
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