Subj : OPINION: AI for President
To : All
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Aug 04 2025 08:45 am
[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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