Protecting Democracy: Lifeboats and Sortition

This chapter discusses the concept of 'lifeboats' as a way to protect democracy from the influence of AI and introduces the idea of sortition as an alternative to elections. It explores various examples of sortition-based systems and citizen assemblies to better represent the will of the people and combat corrupting influences. The chapter also emphasizes the need to rebuild self-government and relocate democracy to a place of integrity and commitment to the public good.