Citizen Participation in and Through AI-Enabled Innovation

Authors

  • Raluca Onufreiciuc Phd candidate at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University and Nicolae Titulescu University of Bucharest, Teaching assistant professor, Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, “Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Romania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenlaw/12.1/91

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence tools, Citizen participation, NLP methods, Consul Project, CitizenLab, Online participatory platforms

Abstract

As we are witnessing one of the most interesting shifts in technology every day we can find cases where algorithms and data have improved people’s lives as well as examples where they have perpetuated bias and abuse. In light of the expanding influence of algorithms within governance structures and the imperative to provide elucidation on the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) within the public sector, this paper endeavors to scrutinize the potential for reinventing citizen engagement and participation through the integration of AI within online mass participatory platforms.

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Published

2024-04-29

How to Cite

Onufreiciuc, R. (2024). Citizen Participation in and Through AI-Enabled Innovation. Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty: Law, 12(1), 62-74. https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenlaw/12.1/91

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