AI agents and the future of democratic checks on power
A post argues that governments will eventually wield powerful AI models, so democratic institutions should use agents to strengthen oversight rather than try to stop the technology.
TLDR
In a July 2025 post, the author argues that democratic checks need to keep pace with increasingly powerful AI. They suggest agents could help courts handle large numbers of legitimate cases, help the public scrutinize legislation and automate anti-money-laundering investigations into complex company structures. Rather than relying on flaws in today’s technology, the post asks whether institutions would still work as intended if the technology worked perfectly.
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