A01=Theodore Lechterman
AI
AI and democracy
AI and politics
AI citizenship
AI ethics
AI governance
AI regulation
AI-powered direct democracy
artificial citizens
artificial intelligence
Author_Theodore Lechterman
big tech
Category=QDTS
Category=UYQ
ChatGPT
democracy
democracy in the age of AI
democratic ideals
democratic institutions
democratising AI
democratizing AI
does AI threaten democracy?
eq_bestseller
eq_computing
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
forthcoming
how does AI effect democracy?
OpenAI
public regulation of AI
Recoding Democracy
the future of democracy
Theodore Lechterman
what can AI do for democracy?
Product details
- ISBN 9781509570300
- Publication Date: 26 Nov 2026
- Publisher: Polity Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Popular debates about AI and democracy rest on misconceptions about both democracy and AI. Theodore Lechterman, an ascendant thinker in the philosophy and governance of AI, dismantles these misconceptions and shows how to rethink democracy for an algorithmic age.
Recoding Democracy reveals that democratizing AI is not about widening product access or granting stakeholder input on Big Tech's terms. It requires that those subjected to AI systems enjoy fair opportunities for ongoing and deliberative public oversight. The book rejects fantasies of AI-powered direct democracy and makes the case for representative democracy selectively reinforced by AI. It shows how the possibility of rule by intelligent machines threatens democracy's philosophical foundations and charts a path for strengthening them. Most boldly, the book defends the possibility of AI citizenship and grapples with the resulting questions of political justice between human and artificial citizens.
Daring in its questions but sober in its claims, Recoding Democracy is essential reading for engaged citizens as well as students and scholars in philosophy, politics, law, and technology.
Recoding Democracy reveals that democratizing AI is not about widening product access or granting stakeholder input on Big Tech's terms. It requires that those subjected to AI systems enjoy fair opportunities for ongoing and deliberative public oversight. The book rejects fantasies of AI-powered direct democracy and makes the case for representative democracy selectively reinforced by AI. It shows how the possibility of rule by intelligent machines threatens democracy's philosophical foundations and charts a path for strengthening them. Most boldly, the book defends the possibility of AI citizenship and grapples with the resulting questions of political justice between human and artificial citizens.
Daring in its questions but sober in its claims, Recoding Democracy is essential reading for engaged citizens as well as students and scholars in philosophy, politics, law, and technology.
Theodore Lechterman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at IE University.
