Schneier on Security

Key Takeaways

• AI’s impact on democracy depends less on the technology itself and more on how people choose to apply it.
• Schneier and Sanders argue that governments and citizens must demand responsible uses of AI that enhance speed, fairness, and accessibility in public systems.
• Without strong, activity-based regulation and public alternatives, AI risks concentrating political power and accelerating authoritarian tendencies.

You’d be forgiven for thinking AI represents a classic Faustian bargain, as every reported blessing seems tied to a sinister curse…