A discussion on the misconception of democracy being solely about elections, the corrupting influence of AI and money in democracy, and the belief that little can be done to protect elections from AI-driven speech. Introduction of guest and his book 'Against Elections' proposing lottery-based systems as a complement to election-based democracy.
David Van Reybrouck's book, Against Elections, helped crystalize a movement for citizen assemblies. In my conversation with him, we talk about the origin of this idea, and how it could complement democracy.