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    [Well, we've already had a taste of this, with Musk using AI to make   
   decisions for DOGE. -- Mike]   
      
   AI for President? Here's why, as an AI expert, I think it could happen by 2032   
      
   Date:   
   Mon, 04 Aug 2025 07:33:59 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Soon, the question won't be 'can AI govern?' but 'why would we govern without   
   it?'   
      
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   It sounds like science fiction: Could AI run for president? But as someone   
   whos spent decades building software systems that prevent failure in   
   high-stakes environments, I believe were approaching a moment when this   
   question wont sound ridiculousit will sound inevitable.    
      
   By 2032, AI tools wont just be answering our questions or drafting our    
   emails. It will be deeply embedded in the systems that shape our lives: our   
   healthcare, our education, our justice systemsand yes, even our governance.    
   Im not saying well elect a robot to office. But I am saying that an AI might   
   be the most impartial, consistent, and evidence-driven decision-maker in the   
   room.    
      
   Let me explain.   
      
   What Software Taught Me About Broken Systems    
      
   Building software that anticipates failure taught me to look beyond   
   surface-level issues and ask whats really driving breakdownswhether in code    
   or in government. Thats what data and AI do best: find meaning in complexity.    
      
   Around 2019, I began to notice a deeply unsettling patternone that had    
   nothing to do with code . Public trust in governments was collapsing.   
   Democracies were paralyzed by short-term incentives, disinformation, and   
   gridlock. Meanwhile, leadership decisions were increasingly detached from   
   facts, drowning in emotion and noise.    
      
   I found myself asking the kind of question that gets you strange looks at   
   dinner parties: What if AI could help us govern better than we govern   
   ourselves?   
      
   AI Isnt Perfect -- But Neither Are We   
      
   When people talk about AI, they usually split into two camps: utopians who   
   believe it will save us, and doomsayers who fear it will destroy us. But Ive   
   worked closely with AI systems. I know what they can doand what they cant.    
      
   AI doesnt have desires. It doesnt seek power. It doesnt fear losing elections   
   or gaining popularity. It doesnt lie to protect its ego.    
      
   Thats not just a limitation. Its also a strength.    
      
   Humans bring empathy, values, and creativitybut also bias, ego, and   
   self-interest. AI, when designed ethically and transparently, brings clarity,   
   consistency, and impartiality. It can help us make data-driven decisions that   
   arent held hostage by emotion or lobbyists.    
      
   The realization hit me hard: for decades Ive used technology to reduce    
   failure in software. Couldnt we use the same thinking to reduce failure in   
   leadership?   
      
   What Changed My Thinking    
      
   I started imagining a governance model where AI doesnt replace politiciansbut   
   augments them. A system where AI:    
      
   - Flags inconsistencies in laws.    
      
   - Predicts the impact of policy across different demographics.    
      
   - Helps allocate resources more equitably.    
      
   - Identifies disinformation in real time.    
      
   In short, AI wouldnt run the world. It would help us run it better.    
      
   Thats why I coined the term AICracya system where AI assists governance with   
   transparency and ethical guardrails, proposing evidence-based ideas for human   
   leaders to shape, debate, and vote on. Its not automation of politics. Its   
   optimization of decision-making.   
      
   What Ive Learned -- and What You Can Take Away   
      
   Over the years, Ive come to believe that AI wont undermine leadershipit will   
   elevate it, if we let it. Here are a few principles I live by:    
      
    1) AI is only as good as the humans guiding it    
      
   Like steel, AI can build bridges or swords. Its up to us to embed values,   
   ethics, and context into the system.    
      
    2) Dont see AI as a competitorsee it as an amplifier    
      
   It wont replace human intuition. But it can scale clarity and reduce noise in   
   overwhelmed systems.    
      
    3) Fairness is a systems challenge, not just a moral one    
      
   AI can analyze patterns of inequality and help us interveneif were bold    
   enough to use it.    
      
    4) AI cant make moral decisions -- but it can support more moral systems   
      
   Human oversight is critical. The goal isnt to escape responsibility, but to   
   deepen itwith better tools.   
      
   Where Its All Headed    
      
   Out of curiosity, I recently asked ChatGPT and Gemini how they envision   
   themselves evolving by 2032. Their answers startled menot because they were   
   outlandish, but because they aligned with what I already suspected:    
      
   By then, AI will be more transparent, accountable, and aligned with human   
   values. It will help governments, companies, and communities reason across   
   massive complexity in real time. It wont just provide answersit will become a   
   collaborator in solving societys hardest problems.    
      
   The question wont be Can AI govern?    
      
   It will be: Why would we keep governing without it?    
      
   Were not electing an AI presidentyet. But by 2032, we may trust one to help    
   us decide how to govern better. That, to me, is not far-fetched. Its   
   necessary.    
      
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