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Karen How advocates for active civil engagement: participating in AI governance, pushing for transparency, demanding restrictions on resource use, and advocating for community rights. She urges global citizens to scrutinize AI “supply chain,” from resource extraction to deployment, and to challenge unchecked corporate and state expansion.
Reimagining a Democratic Future
Looking ahead, Karen How expresses cautious hope: if people are vigilant, organized, and engaged, they can influence AI’s trajectory. She warns that the current path risks eroding democracy, concentrating power in corporate and state hands, and perpetuating imperialist resource extraction.