Part 8/11:
- Distributed decision-making: Incorporating AI assistants that autonomously propose or vote on issues based on individual contributions.
Aspirations and Impact
The overarching goal is to develop a participatory social model that transcends traditional democracy’s limitations—potentially resembling a liquid democracy or consensus-driven system. Such a setup could democratize policy-making, environmental management, and social policies with increased transparency, expertise, and collective intelligence.
Fictional Inspirations and Theoretical Possibilities
Shapiro shares a compelling analogy from his reading—a science fiction novel about a future where distributed networks and cryptographic currencies underpin societal functions. In this envisioned world: