Trust

Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Computer Scientist Public Authority SSH Researcher

Designing AI for Democracy, Not Just for Functionality (Recipe 3 of 5 from the Digital Democracy Lab Handbook)

Designing tech with friction

Effect of Technology:

Agency Bias Legitimacy Opacity

Democratic values:

Accountability Deliberation Transparency Trust

Format:

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Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Public Authority

When You’re Asked to Use AI: Navigating the Invitation (Recipe 2 of 5 from the Digital Democracy Lab Handbook)

On navigating a request to use AI in a deliberative setting

Effect of Technology:

Agency Bias Democracy Legitimacy

Democratic values:

Accountability Fairness Participation Trust

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Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Computer Scientist Public Authority SSH Researcher

Democracy-in-the-Loop: A New Logic for Digital Participation (Recipe 1 of 5 from the Digital Democracy Lab Handbook)

Recipe series. 1st describing DITL

Effect of Technology:

Agency Democracy Legitimacy Opacity

Democratic values:

Deliberation Participation Pluralism Trust

Format:

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Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Computer Scientist Public Authority SSH Researcher

What Makes a Democratic Process Work? Distinguishing Efficiency from Efficacy

Describes the difference between efficiency and democratic effectiveness

Effect of Technology:

Agency Culture Democracy Legitimacy

Democratic values:

Deliberation Participation Transparency Trust

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Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Computer Scientist Public Authority SSH Researcher

When Efficiency Gets in the Way of Democracy

Sub-chapter of DDL Handbook on the tension between efficiency paradigm and democracy

Effect of Technology:

Democracy Legitimacy Opacity Society

Democratic values:

Deliberation Participation Trust

AI and Awareness Public Authority SSH Researcher

Consequences of AI-based technologies for the quality of public deliberation

This document examines how AI-driven content curation and recommendation systems affect the quality of public deliberation.

Effect of Technology:

Agency Individuals Legitimacy Society

Democratic values:

Equality Fairness Trust

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AI and Awareness Ethics and Trust in AI Public Authority SSH Researcher

Bibliography of KT4D Social Risk Toolkit Module B: AI, trust and awareness

Module B focuses on the risks AI poses for social fairness and trust: how the use of AI-based tools can generate inequality or dishonesty, particularly when human productions differ in nature (e.g. creative vs. repetitive tasks), and how such dynamics impact trust between individuals and institutions.

This document contains the Bibliography of KT4D Social Risk Toolkit Module B: AI, trust and awareness.

Effect of Technology:

Agency Individuals Legitimacy Society

Democratic values:

Equality Fairness Trust

Format:

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Critical Digital Citizenship Ethics and Trust in AI Freedom and Manipulation Public Authority SSH Researcher

Individuals' autonomy in their  online choices

This document examines autonomy as a form of agentive control grounded in attention regulation, goal-directed action, and reflexivity.

Effect of Technology:

Agency Autonomy Bias Disinformation & Misinformation Epistemic effect Individuals Polarisation

Democratic values:

Accountability Pluralism Trust

Format:

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