A prospective MP says he wants to “reinvent democracy” by introducing artificial intelligence into politics during this General Election . Steve Endacott is hoping to become Brighton Pavilion's next MP and is standing as AI Steve , a politician partnered with his AI avatar who constituents can talk to at all times of the day. He says the technology could be the future of democracy and wants to get other parties on board with the concept.
His party will also be targeting council seats in the future. Steve, 59, said: “People think you’re mad at first but when you explain it they get the idea. “We were going to go national but we expected the elections in November.
We chose the seat I have a business in and one that believes in green policies. A member of the public speaking to the AI Steve avatar outside Brighton's Palace Pier (Image: The Argus) “Our next target is local council elections. Most people vote for a party, not a person and that is fundamentally wrong.
We want to connect councillors to their voters. “We would absolutely be considering running people in the next Brighton council elections.” Steve, who is based in Rochdale but has run businesses in Brighton, is standing in the General Election for Brighton Pavilion under the SmarterUK banner.
The party collaborated with Neural Voices, a company which Mr Endacott has a stake in, to create an AI model which would allow voters to speak to an avatar in real time. AI Steve's campaign poster (Image: AI Steve.