{"id":283235,"date":"2024-06-12T11:24:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T09:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=334158"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:20:55","slug":"it-just-happened-an-ai-has-run-for-elections-in-a-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/it-just-happened-an-ai-has-run-for-elections-in-a-country\/","title":{"rendered":"It really happened: an AI just ran for election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If it wins, &#8220;AI Steve&#8221; will be represented in Parliament by businessman Steve Endacott. <strong>Endacott says he will be a mere conduit and that AI will make the political decisions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the United Kingdom approaches elections next month, <strong>the country is witnessing for the first time a new type of politician: an AI candidate<\/strong>. AI Steve, an avatar of businessman Steven Endacott from Brighton, is running for Parliament as an independent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Voters will be able to vote for AI Steve; they will also have the chance to ask him about his political views or make him aware of their own problems<\/strong>. AI Steve will then incorporate the suggestions and requests into his platform. First it was newspapers, and now politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If it wins the UK general election, \u201cAI Steve\u201d will be represented by businessman Steve Endacott in Parliament. Endacott says he&#39;ll merely be a conduit, and the AI will make the policy decisions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mgpvrGHDe4\">https:\/\/t.co\/mgpvrGHDe4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WIRED (@WIRED) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WIRED\/status\/1800533884217491915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A marketing move to reach a political position<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Endacott will be the in-person representative who&#8217;ll attend meetings and parliamentary sessions on behalf of AI Steve.<\/strong> He says he sees AI Steve as a way to enable a more direct form of democracy. &#8220;In reality, I believe we are reinventing politics using AI as a technological foundation, as a co-pilot, not to replace politicians, but to truly connect them with their audience, with their constituents,&#8221; says Endacott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AI Steve was designed by Neural Voice, an AI voice company. Endacott is president of the company<\/strong>. According to Jeremy Smith, co-founder of Neural Voice, AI Steve can handle up to 10,000 conversations at once. &#8220;A key element is to create its own database of information,&#8221; says Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The idea for AI Steve arose from Endacott&#8217;s own frustration in trying to enter politics to advocate for issues that concerned him<\/strong>. &#8220;I am very concerned about the environment. We need a lot of changes in government to truly help control climate change,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A candidate for Brighton Pavilion registers his name as \u201cAI Steve\u201d, promising to vote in Parliament as directed by a system of AI bots if elected (2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2YXCQStGhY\">pic.twitter.com\/2YXCQStGhY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; insane moments in british politics (@PoliticsMoments) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoliticsMoments\/status\/1799822191456129131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The only way to do it is to stop talking outside and get inside the store and actually start changing the policy,&#8221; he explains. When Endacott tried to run for election in previous years, he felt that everything revolved around party maneuvers and worrying about which seats or districts were &#8216;safe&#8217;, instead of responding to the needs of real people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI Steve, he claims, will be different. AI Steve will transcribe and analyze the conversations he has with voters and will pose policy questions to &#8220;validators,&#8221; or regular people who will be able to indicate if they&#8217;re concerned about a particular issue or if they want a certain policy enacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AI Steve has only been operational for one day,<\/strong> but Endacott and Smith claim that the main concerns expressed by the people who have contacted AI Steve are related to the conflict in Palestine and local issues such as garbage collection.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Endacott allows that his own political opinions or preferences may differ from those of AI Steve at some point, he says that <strong>he&#8217;s committed to voting according to the preferences of voters expressed through AI Steve.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If it wins, &#8220;AI Steve&#8221; will be represented in Parliament by businessman Steve Endacott. 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