What This Site Is
AI Democratic Governance is a public evidence resource tracking AI capabilities and the real-world incidents they manifest. It is UK-focused with global context.
The capabilities catalogue is the core of the site — sourced entries on what AI systems can demonstrably do, classified by where the capability lives (in the raw model, with harness, or both) and by evidence stage (open source, frontier-model, or hypothesised). Every entry carries a sourced counterargument. The methodology is documented in full: source-quality hierarchy, inclusion criteria, and the editorial process by which classifications are made and revised.
Separately, the Advocacy section offers practical tools for democratic engagement on AI governance — template letters to MPs and guidance for following Parliamentary proceedings. It is kept clearly separate from the evidence layer.
Why It Exists
The people building AI are warning about its risks, but the information rarely reaches ordinary readers in a usable form. Academic papers sit behind jargon. Policy analysis is scattered. Tools for civic engagement are not gathered in one place.
This site closes that gap. It is built to be the kind of resource that journalists can cite, Select Committees can reference, and citizens can use to hold their representatives to account.
Principles
- Evidence first — every claim is sourced; the methodology page documents how sources are weighted
- Counterarguments mandatory — credibility requires engaging with the strongest objections
- Transparency — methodology, source-quality hierarchy, and limitations are explicit
- Independence — no funding, no party affiliation, no external editorial influence
- UK focus — global context, but the analysis is read through a UK governance lens
What This Site Is Not
- Not affiliated with any political party or campaign organisation
- Not funded by any AI company, think tank, or government body
- Not anti-technology — it is pro-evidence and pro-governance
Contact
A general contact mechanism is forthcoming. In the meantime, errors, broken source links, and missing counterarguments can be reported via the site's GitHub repository.
Get Involved
Explore the evidence, then take action — write to your MP, follow Parliamentary proceedings, or share what you learn with someone who needs it.