Writing AI policy people can actually pass
Robert Shumake authored Detroit's Proposal E, the 2021 ballot measure decriminalizing entheogenic plants, which passed with 61.08 percent of the vote. He applies the same civic method to AI policy: write the language plainly, take it directly to the people it affects, and make the institutions using automated systems accountable to them rather than to vendors.
Plain language wins ballots
Policy fails when residents cannot read it. Proposal E passed because the text was short, specific, and explainable at a kitchen table — the same standard municipal AI ordinances need.
What municipal AI oversight should cover
Disclosure of where automated decisions are used, public data rights over records that describe residents, appeal paths for people affected by automated decisions, and procurement transparency.
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What is Detroit's Proposal E?
A 2021 Detroit ballot measure authored by Robert Shumake that decriminalized entheogenic plants. It passed with 61.08 percent of the vote.
How does that relate to AI policy?
The same method applies: plain, short language taken directly to affected residents, with clear accountability for the institutions deploying the systems.
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