以“数智”促进“善治”:人工智能介入民主政治的挑战与应对

Promoting“Good Governance”with“Digital Intelligence”:Challenges and Responses of AI Intervention in Democratic Politics

数智化是未来民主政治发展的必然趋势。人工智能作为前沿技术的代表,在推动民主政治领域引发深刻变革的同时,也使民主实践和政治活动面临诸多风险和挑战,包括虚假信息和负面舆情滋生、公众在民主政治决策中的主导地位受到挑战、政府在民主政治领域的治理难度将会增大等。风险和挑战的根源主要在于算法黑箱释放内隐于政治信息中的消极力量,数据的不确定性成为影响政治决策的隐患,以及资本天然的逐利性与扩张性将技术视为增值工具等。为确保人工智能在民主政治领域的良性发展,应通过构建数据保护与风险防范机制、促进算法权力平衡、提高公众的数字素养等途径纾解相应的政治困境与挑战,从而达到智能技术与民主政治的良性互动,实现以“数智化”推动“善治”的美好愿景。

Digitalization is an inevitable trend in the future development of democratic politics.Artificial Intelligence(AI),as the most cutting-edge technology representative at present,not only promotes a qualitative change in the field of democratic politics,but also poses many risks and challenges to democratic practice and political activities,including the proliferation of false information and negative public opinion,the challenge to the status of the public in democratic political decision-making,and the growing difficulty of governance concerning democratic politics of the government.The causes for the above risks and challenges mainly lie in the following aspects.The algorithm black box releases negative forces hidden in political information,data uncertainty becomes a hidden danger affecting political decision-making,and the natural profit-seeking and expansionary nature of capital views technology as a value-added tool.To ensure the decent development of Artificial Intelligence in the field of democratic politics,we should alleviate corresponding political dilemmas and challenges by building a comprehensive data protection and risk prevention mechanism,promoting algorithmic power balance,and improving public digital literacy,etc.,so as to achieve a positive interaction between intelligent technology and democratic politics and achieve a beautiful vision of promoting“good governance”through“digital intelligence”.