We need a new constitution to prevent AI from "out-voting" humanity in future societies.
April 14, 2026
Original Paper
Governing Across Substrates: Institutional Design for Communities of Biological and Artificial Intelligence
SSRN · 6568940
The Takeaway
This paper proposes a literal institutional architecture for a world where humans and AI live together. It includes specific legal mechanisms to prevent "demographic swamping," where the sheer number of AI participants could legally override the rights of biological humans.
From the abstract
<div> Philosophical arguments that some AI systems may warrant moral consideration have advanced considerably, <span>yet every existing AI governance framework treats AI exclusively as an object of regulation. This </span><span>Perspective addresses the resulting institutional gap. Drawing on polycentric governance theory, deliberative </span><span>democracy, quadratic mechanisms, and constitutional design, we present a complete framework </span><span>for multi-substrate governance institutional