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Demos Helsinki

Independent Finnish think tank and research organisation focused on democratic governance, societal transformation, and public-interest technology.

Establish a permanent European citizens’ assembly on AI governance consisting of a representative sample of randomly selected EU citizens to guide decisions about acceptability of AI development and use.

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Demos Helsinki, “Framework for Democratic AI Governance,” February 2026.

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Use sortition (random selection of citizens) to staff AI oversight boards

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