Democracy 2.0: The Rise of the Algorithmic Alderman

By 2030, “citizen assemblies” powered by sophisticated AI will become commonplace, pre-vetting legislation and offering hyper-local policy recommendations based on granular data analysis. While initially hailed as a triumph of efficiency, a hilarious side effect will be the rise of “Algorithmic Alderman” memes as citizens grapple with the quirky, sometimes counterintuitive, suggestions of their AI overlords.