Startup Societies: Part III — AI & the State

​​From network states to charter cities, a new generation of builders are challenging the legacy state.

​​Join us for part 3 of our discussion series exploring the radical reimagining of how we live, govern, and build new societies together.

​​Taking place over April, each discussion will have brief opening remarks before we invite the floor to bring their own commentary, ask questions and debate the best path forwards.

​​Part III: AI is the most powerful force of coordination since language itself. So what’s the role of the state when decisions, disputes, and even laws can be automated or simulated at scale? This session explores AI as a tool, a threat, and a new kind of governance substrate.

​We’ll cover:

• ​AI as a meta-governor: simulation, legislation, optimization

• ​Aligning the state with non-human intelligence

• ​Using AI to build societies faster—and potentially safer

​​The Series

• ​Fri, May 9 — Money & the State

• ​Tue, May 13 — AI & the State

• ​Thu, May 15 — Religion & the State

• ​Tue, May 20 — Sex, Dating, Marriage & the State

• ​Thu, May 22 — Women & the State

• ​Tue, May 27 — Laws, Justice, Defence & the State

• ​Thu, May 29 — Constitutions & Your State