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Experts alone can't handle AI – social scientists explain why the public needs a seat at the table

  • Written by Dietram A. Scheufele, Professor of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Experts alone can't handle AI – social scientists explain why the public needs a seat at the tableTech leaders like Alphabet CEO Sundar Picha and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, seen here entering the White House, are just one piece of the AI regulation puzzle.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Are democratic societies ready for a future in which AI algorithmically assigns limited supplies of respirators or hospital beds during pandemics? Or one in which AI fuels an...

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