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Mike talks with Bruce Schneier, an internationally renowned security technologist, a lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and the New York Times bestselling author of 14 books. They focus on his latest book, co-authored with Nathan Sanders: Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship.

Topics Mike & Bruce discuss include:

• Democracy as an information system and what that means for governance.

• How AI differs from past technologies in shaping politics.

• Government adoption of AI worldwide, from pilots to legislation drafting.

• The risks of hallucinations, deepfakes, and overconfidence in AI systems.

• Transparency, explainability, and legitimacy concerns around AI use.

• The promise of public AI versus corporate-controlled systems.

• AI’s role in legislation, lobbying, and citizen participation.

• Potential for AI to make bureaucracies more efficient without replacing humans.

• The dangers and opportunities of AI for authoritarian regimes.

• Why regulation of human use of AI—not just AI itself—is essential.

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