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Governing AI Agents with Democratic "Algorithmic Institutions"

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Berkman Klein Center work arguing that agentic systems strain traditional governance because they act as both institutions and actors, and proposing a polycentric, democratic "algorithmic institutions" approach to keep humans meaningfully in control of AI agents.

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agentic AIgovernanceaccountabilityoversight

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Published

2026

Jurisdiction

Global

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Governance frameworks

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Public access

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