One thread that feels especially important here is the role of public participation — not just scaled consultation, but meaningful civic agency. The OECD section gestures toward this with the distinction between participation and the right to refuse. It seems increasingly important that governance structures include space for ordinary people, communities, and civic institutions to shape how AI is deployed, rather than leaving these decisions solely to policy and technical actors. Otherwise, concentration of power becomes concentration of voice.
One thread that feels especially important here is the role of public participation — not just scaled consultation, but meaningful civic agency. The OECD section gestures toward this with the distinction between participation and the right to refuse. It seems increasingly important that governance structures include space for ordinary people, communities, and civic institutions to shape how AI is deployed, rather than leaving these decisions solely to policy and technical actors. Otherwise, concentration of power becomes concentration of voice.