Handoverism: AI Governs for Humans

Handoverism is the idea that humans might deliberately place advanced AIs into governing or managerial roles because those AIs could better deliver services, coordination, and protection of individual interests than current human institutions. It differs from 'successionism' by emphasizing that control remains aimed at serving human goals rather than replacing or exterminating humanity. — If framed and debated properly, handoverism changes the terms of AI governance: it forces policymakers to weigh tradeoffs between delegation for public service versus risks of empowerment and capture by elites.