AI Reports · GovAI (Oxford) · 2026-10-17 · Research paper
Introductions Democratising AI: Multiple Meanings, Goals, and Methods March 2023 Elizabeth Seger, Aviv Ovadya, Ben Garfinkel, Divya Siddarth, Allan Dafoe This paper outlines four different notions of
The paper outlines four distinct meanings of “AI democratization.” Three of them are used almost interchangeably with “increasing accessibility,” while the governance meaning balances accessibility against other societal needs and values. The authors warn against using the term loosely as a stand-in for “all things good,” since its value depends on alignment with those affected.