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Cyber republic : reinventing democracy in the age of intelligent machines / George Zarkadakis ; foreword by Don Tapscott.

by Zarkadakēs, Giōrgos, 1964-

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The MIT Press, 2020.

Information society -- Political aspects.

Artificial intelligence -- Political aspects.

Automation -- Economic aspects.

Political participation -- Technological innovations.

Computers and civilization.

9780262044318 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Reinventing democracy in the age of intelligent machines

xxvi, 187 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Democracy versus liberalism -- Machines that think -- A world without work -- Machines at the helm -- A new world order -- Citizen assemblies -- AI for good -- The web of everything -- Democratizing the AI economy -- Scaling a polis -- Epilogue: Using cyber republic.

"Around the world, liberal democracies are in crisis. Citizens have lost faith in their government; right-wing nationalist movements frame the political debate. At the same time, economic inequality is increasing dramatically; digital technologies have created a new class of super-rich entrepreneurs. Automation threatens to transform the free economy into a zero-sum game in which capital wins and labor loses. But is this digital dystopia inevitable? In "Cyber republic," George Zarkadakis presents an alternative, outlining a plan for using technology to make liberal democracies more inclusive and the digital economy more equtable. "Cyber republic" in no less than a guide for the coming Fourth Industrial Revolution in a post-pandemic world. Zarkadakis, an expert on technology and management, explains how artificial intelligence, together with intelligent robotics, sophisticated sensors, communication networks, and big data, will fundamentally reshape the global economy; a new "intelligent machine age" will force us to adopt new forms of economic and political organization. He envisions a future liberal democracy in which intelligent machines facilitate citizen assemblies, helping to extend citizen rights, and blockchains and cryptoeconomics enable new forms of democratic governance and business collaboration. Moreover, the same technologies can be applied to scientific research and technological innovation. We need not fear automation, Zarkadakis argues; in a post-work future, intelligent machines can collaborate with humans to achieve the human goals of inclusivity and equality."--Jacket.

Tapscott, John.

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