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STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford Digital Economy Lab is sharing a collection of essays on the future of AI and democracy in the U.S. that’s inspired by the 18th-century Federalist Papers written by several founders of America.
“The Digitalist Papers” volume one features 12 essays that address possible futures that the “AI revolution” may produce and reimagine democratic institutions as the nation stands at “another technological, economic and political crossroads,” according to the lab this week.
Stanford Digital Economy Lab believes that while the Federalist Papers “analyzed the great challenges of the day and provided a road map of institutional innovation for the young nation, today, we need a similar ambition of imagination.”
“The Digitalist Papers” features contributions from 19 thought leaders across various fields, such as economics, law, technology, management and political science.
The volume is curated by a group of Stanford faculty: Erik Brynjolfsson, Alex "Sandy" Pentland, Nathaniel Persily and Condoleezza Rice.
“The Digitalist Papers” explores four areas: U.S. democracy foundation transformations; AI's role in government and governance; AI and regulation; and comprehensive and inclusive democratic action.
The essay collection was spearheaded by Stanford Digital Economy Lab in collaboration with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Stanford Cyber Policy Center, Hoover Institution, Project Liberty Institute and Project Liberty's Founder, Frank McCourt.
Stanford Digital Economy Lab posted "The Digitalist Papers" online.
