• Imagining a Concrete Application of Direct Democracy through Self-Expansion

  • Let’s quickly create it:

    • Users can set up their own AI
      • Similar to Polis, they can set answers to questions related to a theme
      • They can also write in natural language
    • The user’s AI engages in discussions with people of different perspectives automatically
      • It might be interesting to have around three chat screens running concurrently
      • For instance, instead of a “Liberal Party AI,” maybe someone like an “81-year-old male farmer from Yamaguchi Prefecture (Liberal Party supporter)” could be more engaging?
        • This could encourage the action of “imagining the other person’s standpoint.”
  • The essence of this lies in expanding the scope of the “self”

    • Traditional digital democracy and deliberation support technologies assumed that individuals have full control and authority
    • What is being attempted now is a mechanism where humans delegate a small amount of authority to AI
      • Similar to driving a car on autopilot
        • Essentially, the AI progresses autonomously
        • If the AI does something unintended, the user can take control by steering the wheel.