From Human Sovereignty to Algorithmic Sovereignty

Artificial intelligence amplifies contemporary crises by accelerating their dynamics, fragmenting democratic discourse, and weakening state control. This new technology is therefore a decisive factor in the uncontrollability of democracies, due to its speed, opacity, and the transfer of power to private actors. Through an analysis of theories of sovereignty, technological power and algorithmic governance, this essay examines how democracies can regain their capacity for action through a repoliticization of the subject, transparency, and collective deliberation.

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Politikon IAPSS Journal of Political Science
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2025-12-04
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https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.con5
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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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From Human Sovereignty to Algorithmic Sovereignty

Laly Warnier
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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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From Human Sovereignty to Algorithmic Sovereignty

Laly Warnier
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Abstract

Artificial intelligence amplifies contemporary crises by accelerating their dynamics, fragmenting democratic discourse, and weakening state control. This new technology is therefore a decisive factor in the uncontrollability of democracies, due to its speed, opacity, and the transfer of power to private actors. Through an analysis of theories of sovereignty, technological power and algorithmic governance, this essay examines how democracies can regain their capacity for action through a repoliticization of the subject, transparency, and collective deliberation.

Politikon IAPSS Journal of Political ScienceVol. 26(2)
Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
Openalex Percentile: Top 61%
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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