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Richard Wilson

CEO, Iswe Foundation

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“On 18 and 19 September, Utah Common Ground convened 38 residents selected by civic lottery to consider what role the public should have in shaping decisions about AI technology and infrastructure.”
AI overlords say they want to democratise their technology. Here’s howThe Guardian, October 14, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Joint op-ed by Wilson and Long describing the assembly; the Bloom Project, Long's organisation, helped convene it.
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“Citizens’ assemblies can give governments the mandate, and the cover, to impose the testing, red lines and stop buttons that companies won’t impose on themselves.”
AI overlords say they want to democratise their technology. Here’s howThe Guardian, October 14, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Joint op-ed's central policy claim about what assemblies could do.
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“Democracy is not an optional restraint on this technology. It may be our only means of keeping its development and deployment under meaningful human control.”
AI overlords say they want to democratise their technology. Here’s howThe Guardian, October 14, 2026. Speaking as: Other. The joint op-ed's closing lines.
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    AI overlords say they want to democratise their technology. Here’s how

    In a Guardian opinion piece, Richard Wilson of Iswe Foundation and Clara Long of the Bloom Project argue for citizens' assemblies on AI, from local to a standing global body. They cite a Utah assembly of 38 residents on datacentres and AI, and say assemblies could give governments a mandate for testing and red lines.