Legal scholar Martha Minow delivered this fall's Compton Lecture at MIT on Thursday, examining the civic foundations of democracy ' and describing how artificial intelligence is undermining it, but could be used to help reinforce traditional U.S. governance. 'It's not a good time for democracy or constitutionalism,' said Minow, who is the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University, and a prominent expert in constitutional law and human rights. She noted a litany of challenges to democracy in recent years, including violations of laws and norms, the stifling of free speech, a diminution of congressional authority, disregard of legal rulings, the common vilification of others in society, and more. Her remarks assessed the state of the U.S. in terms of what she called four key 'ingredients' of democracy: education, reliable and accessible information, security from violence, and fairness. Minow evaluated how AI has, among other things, influenced these areas of life '...
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