Glen Weyl | Can We Use AI to Build a Fairer Society? | AI Futures Worldbuilding Course

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👉 Start the free course: https://www.existentialhope.com/existential-hope-worldbuilding Most AI discussions focus on its risks to democracy—disinformation, surveillance, centralization of power. But what if AI could make governance better? Glen Weyl, political economist at Microsoft Research and founder of RadicalxChange, argues that AI could be used to create more participatory, decentralized, and democratic systems—if we design it right. In this guest lecture, he joins Beatrice Erkers in conversation to explore what AI governance could look like if we tried to use it for real pluralism. --------------------- ABOUT THIS COURSE ------------------------ What kind of future do we want to create with AI? The Existential Hope AI Futures & Worldbuilding Course is a free online course for anyone curious about how AI is reshaping our world—and how we can shape it in return. Through worldbuilding, this course gives you the tools to think critically and creatively about the future of AI and other transformative technologies. ✅ No technical background required ✅ Learn from leading thinkers in AI, governance, and social impact ✅ Explore Tool AI vs. AGI/ASI, governance models, and scenario planning ✅ Create your own vision for a hopeful AI-enabled future 📍 Start the course now – free for everyone: 👉 https://www.existentialhope.com/existential-hope-worldbuilding Guest lecturers include: - Hannah Ritchie (Our World in Data) - Glen Weyl (Microsoft Research & RadicalxChange) - Helen Toner (Georgetown CSET) - Anthony Aguirre (Future of Life Institute) - Robert Lempert (RAND Corporation) - Anton Korinek (University of Virginia & Brookings) - Gary Ackerman (University at Albany) - Anousheh Ansari (XPRIZE CEO & First Female Private Astronaut) - Anders Sandberg (Institute for Future Studies) - Ada Palmer (Historian & Sci-Fi Author) - Siri Helle (Psychologist) - Christine Peterson (Foresight Institute)