- AI Steve is standing in the Brighton Pavilion constituency
- Claims constituents’ questions could be answered 24/7
- UK General Election is being held on July 4
For years, artificial intelligence (AI) creations taking over by force have been the stuff of science fiction – but now an AI avatar could be democratically elected to the UK parliament.
One of those standing for election in the constituency of Brighton Pavilion in the south of England is AI Steve.
For the people
On the website of AI Steve, it promises ‘policies for the people, by the people’. To explain further it says: “Smarter UK will recruit locals to create policies (creators) and commuters from Brighton Station to score these policies (validators). Policies meeting the 50% threshold will be adopted, and the validators will control all AI-Steve’s parliamentary votes – the ultimate form of democracy.”
The man behind AI Steve is businessman Steve Endacott, who chairs an AI company called Neural Voice. If elected, he says he will attend parliament in person to vote on policies.
He adds that AI Steve – who is standing as an independent candidate – was created to ensure the people of Brighton and Hove had 24/7 access to leave opinions and create policies. The man himself currently lives in Rochdale – about 275 miles away – which restricts the time he will be able to spend in his constituency, although he does add he maintains a house in Brighton.
AI Steve’s policies include introducing a four-day working week by 2030, expanding prison capacity and delivering more cycling in and around Brighton.
Range of candidates
AI Steve is one of eight candidates standing in the constituency. The others are Sian Berry (Green Party), Carl Buckfield (Social Democratic Party), Tom Gray (Labour Party), Mark Francis Mulvihill (Reform UK), Ashley Ridley (Liberal Democrats), Sarah Victoria Webster (Conservative Party) and Citizen Skwith (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party).
