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The idea
The author treats reliance on experts in public decisions as a compromise between useful results and public participation. He says that if this compromise could be overcome, it probably should be.
Place in the reasoning
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The author describes expert reliance as a compromise between useful results and public participation and says overcoming it would probably be preferable if possible.
Citizen authority does not settle AI’s role
Raises the possibility that expert reliance may compromise public participation, without specifying which decisions should be delegated or claiming the compromise can be overcome.
Adapting to computer systems or resisting them can both carry risks
Recognizes existing expert reliance as a compromise, but does not treat its existence as proof that it should be preserved.
What this means and why it matters
What this means
People cannot understand every reason behind every decision that affects them, so they often rely on experts. The author sees this as a compromise, not as a reason to accept greater dependence; he says overcoming it would probably be better if that could be done.
Why it matters
The fact that expert advice is already common does not settle whether it is a good solution to AI decision-making.
Conditions & assumptions
Source coverage: Full readable text of the author manuscript from an accessible mirror; not the publisher typeset version. The passage acknowledges that people already depend on experts, but says this practice is not necessarily worth preserving and that overcoming it would probably be preferable if possible. Addresses: The argument that expert dependence already exists
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