Five Freedoms for the Homo Deus

With evidence mounting about the proliferation of “fake news” and hate speech online, policymakers around the world are already struggling to address the impact of new technologies on elections and public discourse in democratic societies. While the regulatory instinct may be to rein in AI, algorithms, and digital platforms, we should be cautious of knee-jerk reactions to complex public policy dilemmas. In this special issue of IEEE Security & Privacy, researchers from across disciplines discuss strategies to prevent a future in which artificial intelligence defeats liberal values, including privacy, equal protection under the law, and due process.