Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: British political candidate uses artificial intelligence to draw up election manifesto
Description: British voters faced a crowded field of 13 candidates in a special election for a Parliament seat. One, independent Andrew Gray, used artificial intelligence to come up with campaign promises that he says reflect what residents want.
Gray, who says he has no policies of his own, crowdsourced constituents’ sentiments and used machine learning to come up with his political manifesto. He calls the technology a faster and fairer way for politicians to widely reflect the views of the people they represent.
“We can interact with our constituents in a whole new way,” Gray said. “It doesn’t change necessarily the role of th...