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Can AI help democracy? The Italian parliament is testing it
本站:原文:
hěnduōguó jiā国家deyì huì议会kāi shǐ开始shǐ yòng使用AI

Parliaments in many countries have started using AI.

yì dà lì意大利xiǎngyòngAIrànggōng zuò工作gèngkuàigèngfāng biàn方便dàntā men他们hěnxiǎo xīn小心yīn wèi因为yì huì议会yàobǎo hù保护mín zhǔ民主zuì hòu最后zuòjué dìng决定derényīng gāi应该hái shì还是mín xuǎn民选dài biǎo代表bú shì不是jī qì机器

Italy also wants to use AI to make work faster and more convenient, but it is being careful, because parliament must protect democracy, and the people who make the final decisions should still be elected representatives, not machines.

xiàn zài现在yì dà lì意大利yì huì议会yòngyī xiē一些AIgōng jù工具láibāng zhù帮助gōng zuò rén yuán工作人员zhěng lǐ整理wén jiàn文件bǐ jiào比较bù tóng不同dexiū zhèng àn修正案chá zhǎo查找zī liào资料háikě yǐ可以gèngkuàichǔ lǐ处理huì yì会议nèi róng内容

Right now, the Italian parliament uses some AI tools to help staff organize documents, compare different amendments, look up information, and process meeting content more quickly.

bù guò不过zhè xiē这些gōng jù工具zhǐ néng只能tí gōng提供bāng zhù帮助bù néng不能zì jǐ自己jué dìng决定shì qíng事情

However, these tools can only help; they cannot make decisions on their own.

bǐ rú比如yí gè一个gōng jù工具kě yǐ可以kànliǎng gè两个xiū zhèng àn修正案shì bú shì是不是hěnxiàngdànzuì hòu最后tóu piào投票shùn xù顺序hái shì还是yóuyì zhǎng议长jué dìng决定

For example, one tool can check whether two amendments are very similar, but the speaker still decides the final order of voting.

yì dà lì意大利xiàn zài现在bǐ jiào比较xiàngAIbāng zhù帮助xíngyì huì议会jiù shì就是AIxiàngzhù shǒu助手bú shì不是lǎo bǎn老板

Italy is now more like an “AI-assisted parliament,” meaning AI is an assistant, not the boss.

yǐ hòu以后yì dà lì意大利háiyàozhù yì注意liǎngwèn tí问题dì yī第一gōng zuò rén yuán工作人员yàoxué huì学会zhèng què正确shǐ yòng使用jiǎn chá检查AIdì èr第二xīndeshù zì数字gōng jù工具shì bú shì是不是néngbāng zhù帮助gèngduōgōng mín公民cān jiā参加zhèng zhì政治hái shì还是huìràngtàihuìyòngwǎng luò网络deréngèngnáncān yù参与

In the future, Italy will also need to pay attention to two issues: first, staff must learn how to use and check AI correctly; second, whether new digital tools can help more citizens take part in politics, or whether they will make participation harder for people who are not very good at using the internet.

rú guǒ如果guǎn lǐ管理hǎoyì dà lì意大利dezuò fǎ做法kě néng可能gěibié de别的guó jiā国家yí gè一个hǎolì zi例子

If it is managed well, Italy’s approach could provide a good example for other countries.

By Paolo Gambacciani / 360info|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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