# A bold idea to replace politicians

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2018
- Speaker: César Hidalgo
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Society and politics, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/cesar_hidalgo_a_bold_idea_to_replace_politicians)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

César Hidalgo has a radical suggestion for fixing our broken political system: automate it! In this provocative talk, he outlines a bold idea to bypass politicians by empowering citizens to create personalized AI representatives that participate directly in democratic decisions. Explore a new way to make collective decisions and expand your understanding of democracy.

## Lectures

1. [A bold idea to replace politicians](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/cesar_hidalgo_a_bold_idea_to_replace_politicians/848014eb644b), 13 min (TED's player)