In the new episode of our series produced in partnership with the Journal of Democracy, Ferenc Laczó speaks with L. Jason Anastasopoulos and Jie (Jason) Lian about their article, “The Limits of Authoritarian AI.”
They discuss the new challenges and opportunities for repression that AI poses; the dilemmas autocrats face when employing such tools; what a maximalist agenda for pro-democracy activists could look like and how it could begin to be realized; and how authoritarian and democratic regimes may use AI in the future.
Jason Anastasopoulosis associate professor of public administration and policy at the University of Georgia and associate editor of Public Administration Review.
Jason Lian is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Nonviolent Action Lab and a visiting fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation of Harvard University.
The interview was conducted by Ferenc Laczó. Alina Young edited the audio file.
