Legitimacy

The public legitimacy of artificial intelligence governance

This chapter examines the public legitimacy of artificial intelligence governance (AIG) by synthesising the existing comparative, survey-based literature. We conceptualise legitimacy sociologically, encompassing the input, throughput, and output …

With AI through the energy crisis? Citizens' legitimacy perceptions of human and AI-supported hybrid decisions in an energy policy decision-making process

Governments use artificial intelligence (AI) to support policy decisions, yet its democratic legitimacy remains contested. We examine public legitimacy perceptions of hybrid human-AI decision-making (HyDM) versus traditional human decision-making …

Artificial Intelligence for EU Decision-Making. Effects on Citizens Perceptions of Input, Throughput and Output Legitimacy

A lack of political legitimacy undermines the ability of the European Union (EU) to resolve major crises and threatens the stability of the system as a whole. By integrating digital data into political processes, the EU seeks to base decision-making …