About YouCongress

YouCongress is a non-profit and open-source platform that helps policymakers, journalists, companies and citizens see what people actually want on AI-safety questions. You can vote directly or choose trusted voices to vote on your behalf, and every poll is enriched with verifiable, sourced quotes so positions are clear and accountable.

Why This Matters

Forecasters ask "What will happen?" We ask "What should we do?" or "What would we love to happen even when unlikely?" Inspired by Scott Alexander's "Moloch" — the idea that misaligned incentives can push everyone toward outcomes nobody wants — YouCongress makes shared preferences visible and legible. By pairing direct voting, optional delegation, and sourced expertise, we offer a practical coordination tool: not binding referendums, but decision support that helps leaders choose policies aligned with public and expert values. Starting with AI safety.

For further details, see our LessWrong post.

How It Works
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Vote or Delegate

Vote directly or delegate to trusted experts and public figures. When you don't directly vote, you'll vote with the majority of your trusted delegates. Change your votes and delegates anytime.

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Verifiable Quotes

Each poll includes citations from researchers, officials, and public figures so debate stays tied to evidence.

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For Better Decisions

Our goal is to inform choices—whether by parliaments, companies, or citizens—so policies track what people actually prefer on concrete AI-safety proposals.

You can read more in the Frequently Asked Questions.

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