Hélène Landemore on Use sortition (random selection of citi…

Hélène Landemore

Yale political science professor

If we had a few years to try to mitigate the risks of AI, the right move would be a global, in-person deliberative process organized in as many countries as possible, building on the best practices of deliberative democracy and culminating in a global citizens’ assembly, ideally combined with local referenda, as Andrew Sorota, Audrey Tang and I called for some time ago.

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Hélène Landemore, “How To Give Everyday People A Say In AI Governance,” Noema, August 4, 2026.

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

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