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About YouCongress

YouCongress is a non-profit and open source platform. We gather verifiable quotes and use liquid democracy to make shared preferences visible and legible. We make it easier for citizens to see beyond their echo chambers and offer policymakers and journalists to understand what experts and citizens actually said. We're currently focused on AI governance (safety, regulation, labor impacts, compute governance, international coordination, EU policy, US policy, China, open source...)

Data layer

Verifiable quotes database

We track and source what leaders say about AI governance, then invite the community to help keep the record clean.

  • Journalists & policy makers

    Find who said what on AI gov.

  • Citizens

    Want to help in AI gov but no PhD?

    Help validate the quotes that our AI finds.

Participation layer beta

Liquid democracy for policy

The vetted quotes power policies, votes and delegations so collective preferences stay transparent.

  • Politicians & activists

    Propose a policy proposal or a claim to be analysed and voted.

  • Citizens

    Add your opinions, vote and delegate to people you trust: users and public figures (we infer their vote from their sourced quotes).

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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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Verifiable Quotes

Each statement (policy proposals and claims) includes citations from researchers, officials, and public figures so debate stays tied to evidence.

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Vote, delegate or add your own opinion

Vote directly or delegate to trusted experts and other users. 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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For Better Decisions

Our goal is to inform choices—whether by parliaments, companies, or citizens—so policies track what experts and citizens prefer on concrete proposals.

You can read more in the Frequently Asked Questions.

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