The Democratic Challenges in Global Governance of AI

Abstract

Artificial intelligence is bound to have a significant impact on societies and global politics. Given that everyone is affected by the advent of AI technology, its development and deployment should arguably be under democratic control. This essay describes the global AI governance regime complex that has developed in recent years, and discusses what should be democratically governed, who should have a say, and how this should happen. The answers to these questions depend on why we value the democratic ideal and what reasons there are to extend it to the AI domain.