Democratizing Ai
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- ISBN 9781526183613
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 05 May 2026
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Democratizing AI offers a powerful rethinking of how artificial intelligence should be governed. Challenging the dominance of tech elites in shaping AI’s future, Zimmermann argues that AI deployment is a political act—one that must be subject to democratic control. She proposes a practical “playbook” for reclaiming agenda-setting power through civic participation, public ownership, and institutional reform. Engaging with leading critics, Zimmermann defends a risk-sensitive proceduralist approach while acknowledging the deeper structural challenges posed by capitalism, inequality, and democratic fatigue. This book is a call to action: to resist learned helplessness, confront techno-authoritarianism, and shape AI’s trajectory in line with democratic values. Thoughtful, urgent, and visionary, the book is essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of technology and democracy.
Annette Zimmermann is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and an Affiliate Professor of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and co-leads UW-Madison’s Uncertainty & AI research group.
