Legitimacy of Political Authority

Xiao Huang: If a super AI were to govern society, where would the philosophical legitimacy of its “authority” come from?

DOORM: According to political philosophies like social contract theory, the legitimacy of authority stems from the consent of the governed or the promotion of the common good. The dilemma with AI governance lies in its inability to truly enter into reciprocal relationships of “consent,” and its decisions may lack publicly understandable articulation of public reason[Float-Menu id=”1″].