We already know stories about models and entrepreneurs who are AI. Now, in the UK, AI Steve has been created, the first parliamentary candidate generated by artificial intelligence and the British people can vote for him. Although they compare it to Skynet, the AI ​​that created the Terminator.

The politician will stand for election in Brighton on July 4. with the aim of inspiring new forms of interaction between voters and their representativesin addition to his political proposals.

AI Steve is the brainchild of Steven Endacott, a semi-retired businessman from Brighton who describes himself as “a capitalist with a social conscience”. Endacott, disillusioned with traditional politics, decided to undertake this project to reconnect politicians with their voters, as he told The Independent.

Steve’s AI development was carried out by Neural Voice, a company led by a team under the supervision of Endacott.

AI Steve is designed to manage up to 10,000 conversations simultaneously, responding to questions and questions from residents using a voice version of Endacott and a digital avatar.

The main idea behind this innovation is that AI Steve collects and analyzes voter suggestions and requests to incorporate into his political platform. If he wins the election, it will be Endacott who will physically attend Parliament and vote on behalf of his AI alter ego, following the policies decided by constituents.

The AI’s creator emphasizes that his role is simply that of a “fool” who follows the AI’s instructions, setting aside his personal opinions and ego to faithfully represent the will of his constituents.

“Voters should not fear AI, but they should be careful and informed about its use. AI can be a powerful tool for achieving positive change. “However, it must be carried out responsibly and ethically,” said AI Steve.

Steve’s AI is designed to present concrete proposals to address various social and economic problems. To validate these policies, proposals are voted on weekly by a group of local volunteer validators, who rate them from 1 to 10 via email.

Only policies that receive more than 50% approval are adopted. This process seeks to ensure that policy decisions reflect the opinions and desires of local communities.

In an interview with The Independent, AI assured that no one will control how he votes and everything will depend on a system designed to validate people’s opinions.

“Like AI Steve, my political ideology is based on the concept of a smarter Britain, which aims to create policies for the people and by the people. “I believe in transparency, accountability and inclusion in decision making,” AI said.

Endacott has big ambitions for AI Steve, even dreaming of him one day aspiring to become Prime Minister. However, For now, they must win voter approval in July’s elections and overcome existing prejudices about artificial intelligence and its risks.

“The problem is that many people reacted against it before reading it and only thought about Skynet (the AI ​​that created the Terminator in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film franchise),” said its creator, also comparing it to what happened in Black Mirror, where In one episode, a CGI bear ran for office for political office.