Hi r/singularity

(TLDR: Evolve democracy using direct voting. Rely on an informed and involved population to vote on each bill. safely on-board Al decisions in shaping society.

Wondering if you could help out with some actual software for a civics project?

I'd like to start a new political party.

Design Prompt: A new political party (Maybe "Vox Populis" ) that is beholden to the will of the people through direct democracy. In the beginning Representatives run for office. Ideally they are chosen from the population through a volunteer lottery. Maybe they are paid the median municipal salary during a single 2-year tenure. First 6 months learning, one year working alone, last 6 months training.

Thev have 2 directives:

fully inform their constituents about the stakeholders and stakes of each vote. Discuss what other constituencies are having issue with (and what Al models predict or recommend)

speak daily to individual constituents to determine needs and problems, collecting data.

Discuss data and take more input with monthly town-hall broadcasts.

The Representative should meet with neighboring representatives (and involve Al) to craft legislation or expenditures that will address the discovered and anticipated needs of the people.

The Representative should register a vote on each bill as polled by their constituents, but they may instead vote their conscience.

Voting against the will of the people, even by the smallest margin, will immediately put the representative up for constituent-wide recall where the Rep may defend and explain their actions.

Votes, ballot discussions, and representative communique are on a central database that can be accessed on mobile devices. the web. public kiosks, or with an in-person assistant at a public building. Each voter has a "private key” that they keep for voting login. Voting on every bill is encouraged (but not required). Logging in with your private key on the app/ website shows vour vote history and voter information.

A random public key number is generated for each vote. The generated key for each vote is viewable in your private history.

every vote is public and the all the public keys for that vote are listed under the “yea's" or the “nays” column

Any outcome accused of being incorrect undergoes system-wide individual voter check where eacn voter on that issue makes sure their public key is in the correct column. If there is a change in the outcome after the individual check the whole issueis voted on again. No new private vote keys are allowed in the re-vote. (if you missed it the first time you must miss it second time).

I post this here because the theorized use of Al in aggregating, analyzing, and acting on data can, should and will be harnessed in human government. AI will also be invaluable in planning, allocating the use of public resources, and designing communities. But we should not rush to full integration. We must remember all our creations are flawed as we are.

I believe this Vox Populis system is most advantageous when a well-informed and involved population has a dialogue with AI.
I fear a world where humans without agency or intent are led blindly by simulations. I am excited for a world where our tools help us design and decide with as much added efficiency as a bicycle adds to running. Al is not necessary for Vox Populis, but it is a safe and sane way to include such efficacy in human affairs.