About

What This Site Is

AI Democratic Governance is a public evidence resource tracking AI safety capabilities, real-world incidents, governance gaps, and the global landscape of AI oversight. It is UK-focused with global context.

The Evidence Database is the core of the site - a verified, sourced collection of entries where every claim is linked to primary academic sources and includes mandatory counterarguments. The methodology is transparent: entries are rated for confidence, sources are rated for credibility, and the strongest objections to each claim are presented alongside it.

Separately, the Advocacy section contains Sebastian Wood's personal position on AI governance - template letters, model council motions, and political strategy for democratic engagement. This is clearly separated from the evidence layer.

Who Maintains This

I'm Sebastian Wood, a technology professional based in Colchester, Essex. I'm not a lobbyist, not affiliated with any political party, and not funded by any organisation. I work with AI professionally and understand both its potential and its risks.

On 26 February 2026, I gave a speech to Colchester City Council's Full Council meeting calling for democratic oversight of AI. This site grew from that work - building the evidence base that citizens, councillors, and MPs need to engage with AI governance.

Why It Exists

The people building AI are warning about its risks, but the information isn't reaching ordinary citizens in a useful form. Academic papers are locked behind jargon. Policy analysis is scattered. And the tools for civic engagement weren't gathered in one place.

This site tries to fill that gap by being the kind of resource that journalists can cite, Select Committees can reference, and concerned citizens can use to hold their representatives to account.

Principles

• Evidence first - every claim sourced to primary research
• Counterarguments mandatory - credibility requires engaging with the strongest objections
• Transparency - methodology, confidence levels, and limitations are explicit
• Independence - no funding, no affiliation, no editorial influence
• UK focus - global context, but the governance gap analysis is UK-specific

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

If you find errors, broken source links, or missing counterarguments, please get in touch. If you're a councillor, MP, or journalist who wants to discuss AI governance, I'm happy to provide briefings based on the evidence database.