Commentary
When political power is concentrated in the hands of a small circle of people, a country invariably ends up with technological stagnation.
Aleksei Kiselev
Research
Governing the Algorithmic City
Political philosophy’s central task is to help people determine how to live together. But social relations are now infused with, sometimes even constituted by, computational systems.
By Seth Lazar
Published on Jan 27, 2025
About the Author
Seth Lazar
Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program
Seth Lazar is a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Technology and International Affairs Program.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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