Digital Government: An Introduction to AI in Public Decision Making and its Impact on Citizens

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Governments routinely use AI-based software to gather information about citizens and make decisions. What input do citizens have in how these machines think? The course explores this question in various domains (including policing, national security, and international peacekeeping) and across geographic contexts (including the US, Europe, Africa, India, and China). Students will achieve an understanding of the technologies involved and civil society attempts to interact with algorithmic governance.