Algorithms are providing a way to fairly select citizens’ assemblies
Algorithms are providing a way to fairly select citizens’ assemblies The system picks candidates who represent the public Computing democracy The team’s system finds panels that satisfy quota requirements and give potential members as equal a chance of selection as is mathematically possible. The algorithm first constructs a set of quota-dependent panels. These are developed by iteratively building an “optimal portfolio” of panels and computing the fairest distribution of participants. A single panel is then randomly drawn from the distribution....