Government
Building a Global Coalition for Human-Centered Governance
Human-centered AI governance can't just be a value statement, it needs structure. Draws on global coalition-building and participatory design to propose a governance model that stays adaptive and inclusive while keeping human judgment central.
Why it matters: "Human-centered" shows up in almost every AI governance document written in the last three years — and in most of them, it's a value statement with no mechanism behind it. Co-written with Jose Luis Carvalho, this paper tries to give the phrase actual structure.
Key takeaways:
Human-centered governance can't just be a stated value — it needs structured processes, oversight mechanisms, and attention to local context to mean anything in practice.
Draws on lessons from global coalition-building and participatory systems design to propose a governance model that's adaptive, inclusive, and responsive rather than fixed.
As AI agents take on more decision support, human judgment stays indispensable — the goal is symbiotic collaboration, not replacement.
Published: Policy Paper · The Digital Economist · October 23, 2025
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