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Video: Is AI a Threat to Democracy? Bruce Schneier Explains What Comes Next
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Is artificial intelligence strengthening democracy or quietly reshaping power in ways we’re not prepared for?
On this episode of Digital Disruption, we’re joined by world-renowned security technologist and author Bruce Schneier.
Bruce joins Geoff to explore one of the most important questions: Will AI strengthen democracy or quietly undermine it? From government services and public policy to cybersecurity, labor, and the justice system, Bruce breaks down how artificial intelligence acts as a power-magnifying technology, amplifying both the best and worst intentions of those who use it. Drawing from real-world examples in Germany, Brazil, Japan, France, Canada, and the United States, this conversation examines where AI is already reshaping democratic institutions. He also outlines four concrete strategies for steering AI toward democratic outcomes: resisting harmful uses, reforming the AI ecosystem, responsibly deploying AI where it helps, and fixing the underlying societal problems AI tends to amplify…
Video: The Promise, and Limits, of AI in Medicine
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Artificial intelligence is already making medical decisions—often without patients realizing it. In this episode of TEDMED Conversations, Bruce Schneier and Dr. Leana Wen unpack where AI is quietly saving lives, where it falls short, and why it may be “better than no doctor at all” in many settings. They challenge the idea of AI as a replacement for clinicians, arguing instead that the real stakes lie in how power, trust, and accountability are built into these systems. The conversation cuts through the hype to ask a harder question: how do we use AI to expand care without losing the human judgment medicine depends on?…
Video: AI and the Rise of Bulk Spying
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In the first episode of Not Dead Yet, Robert Baggs speaks with Bruce Schneier, a New York Times bestseller and security technologist.
00:00 Intro
02:43 The world since the Snowden leak
05:04 What’s worse for privacy, Big Tech or government agencies?
07:19 Surveillance capitalism and the horrors of AI
09:34 How powerful is data?
13:07 The tracking device in your pocket
15:34 The Le Monde investigation
17:10 The rise of bulk spying
19:03 The danger of AI in surveillance
21:52 Should personalized ads be illegal?
Video: Author of Rewiring Democracy Discusses How AI Combined with Algorithms Might Destabilize Democracy
Bruce Schneier appeared on the podcast Bannon’s War Room to talk about his new book Rewiring Democracy.
Video: Bruce Schneier on Democracy in the Context of Cryptography, Security, E-Voting, AI, Power and Trust
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Bruce Schneier is a well known cryptographer, security expert, and privacy advocate who deeply cares about society. Recent books like A Hacker’s Mind or Rewiring Democracy reflect his engagement in finding new perspectives of how democracy can be designed in better ways.
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Can cryptography keep us safe?
06:18 Electronic voting
11:56 Trust
17:13 Democracy
20:27 Technology
23:06 Citizens’ assemblies
26:36 Direct democracy
27:04 Online vs. electronic voting…
Video: Deepfakes, Misinformation & More: How AI Is Rewiring Politics
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Nathan Sanders & Bruce Schneier, coauthors of Rewiring Democracy, join Susan Demas to talk about how AI and digital systems, as they currently operate, are destroying our democracy. But they also come with answers for how to fix it.
Video: After Capitalism, After Democracy
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Bruce Schneier appeared on the Wes and Dylan YouTube channel.
Video: Bruce Schneier Talks AI, Trust, and the Power of Community with RSAC
In this exclusive interview with RSAC’s Britta Glade, cybersecurity expert and author Bruce Schneier explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the principles of confidentiality, fairness, and integrity. He also shares how the RSAC™ Membership Platform can help professionals stay connected, exchange real-time insights, and navigate the evolving landscape of AI and cybersecurity together.
Video: The Brian Kilmeade Show
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Bruce Schneier appeared on Fox News Radio’s The Brian Kilmeade Show to talk about his new book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship. The interview starts at 49:20 in the video.
Video: Book Talk—Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship
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Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders gave a talk about their book Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship at the Harvard Ash Center. The discussion was moderated by Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor and Director of the Allen Lab.
Computers, the internet, and artificial intelligence continue to reshape our society—but many democratic institutions have yet to adapt. In “Rewiring Democracy,” the authors illuminate both the promises and pitfalls of technology in contemporary democracy. Drawing on real-world examples and innovative projects, Schneier and Sanders propose practical reforms, showing how civic technologists and engaged citizens alike can help remake democracy for the digital age…
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.