These questions were at the heart of recent discussions with journalist and author Karen Hao as part of the SCRIPTS Forum "Emergent Digital (Dis-)Orders: AI Governance between Liberal and Authoritarian Scripts." Drawing on her book Empire of AI, Hao challenged dominant assumptions about technological progress and argued for a distinctly European approach to AI development.

In a new article, journalist Cornelia Jesken reflects on the key debates from the parliamentary breakfast hosted by Rebecca Lenhard, Member of the Bundestag, and the evening discussion at the DGAP with Karen Hao and SCRIPTS Principal Investigator Anita Gohdes.

Further Information

• Read Cornelia Jesken's article "With a Rocket to the Bakery? Artificial Intelligence Can Hollow Out Democracies. Or Serve Them – If Europe Has the Courage to Pursue Its Own Path."

• Watch Karen Hao and Professor Anita Gohdes reflect on the future of AI and democracy in a short video.