Abstract Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is changing the world before our eyes. The promise of AI
to improve our lives is enormous. AI-based systems are already outperforming medical …

Executive summary In the light of the recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), the
challenges posed by its use in an everincreasing number of areas have serious implications …

Fueled by ever-growing amounts of (digital) data and advances in artificial intelligence,
decision-making in contemporary societies is increasingly delegated to automated …

The success and widespread deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) have raised
awareness of the technology's economic, social, and political consequences. Each new step …

The increasing adoption of AI profoundly changes the informational foundations of societies.
What does this mean for the functioning of liberal democracy, specifically in terms of …

With automation of routine decisions coupled with more intricate and complex information
architecture operating this automation, concerns are increasing about the trustworthiness of …

Democratic theories assume that citizens have some form of political knowledge in order to
vote for representatives or to directly engage in democratic deliberation and participation …

Recent advances in AI raise questions about its social impacts and implementation. In
response, governments and public administrations seek to develop adequate governance …

Government bureaucracies are adopting machine-learning algorithms to aid their decision-
making. These processes of algorithmization–organizational change driven by the …

Accountability is a cornerstone of the governance of artificial intelligence (AI). However, it is
often defined too imprecisely because its multifaceted nature and the sociotechnical …