How each model solves the same problems
Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.
| Question | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How are decisions made? | Online prioritisation of themes, then deliberation by randomly invited citizens at tables of ten, then a smaller panel to refine recommendations.Sortition / citizens' assembly | State legislature and governor set the dividend through the budget process. | A statutory authority (UIDAI) under the central government sets rules; ministries decide where Aadhaar is required; Parliament legislated in 2016 and 2019.Digital identity | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Facilitated table discussion; no binding decision rule or formal mandate. | Unknown | Grievance channels at UIDAI and service agencies; constitutional challenges in the Supreme Court, which ruled in 2017 and 2018. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Funded by donations and volunteer work from a citizen initiative. | Returns of a publicly owned investment fund.Sovereign wealth fund dividend | A universal, low-cost proof of identity used for welfare transfers, financial inclusion and public services. | |
| How is AI used? | No AI role. | No documented AI role. | No AI in decision-making as such; automated biometric matching and deduplication decide authentication, and face authentication was added in 2018. | |
| What are the main risks? | No formal mandate or link to decision-makers; recruitment relied on voluntary acceptance of invitations; one-off event. | Political pressure to use fund earnings for the state budget instead of dividends. | Exclusion through authentication failures, data leaks, surveillance and profiling, weak independent oversight and function creep.CLM-0544 |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.