City Council Candidate has an AI Running Mate

Pedro Markun is getting a lot of attention in Brazilian politics with his campaign for São Paulo City Council that claims that a vote for him is a vote for him and his AI partner. This hybrid model integrates artificial intelligence named Lex that will purportedly be better than a human at optimizing city operations, improving public transport routes, overseeing contracts, and expediting citizen service requests such as pothole repairs. Mr. Marken is a founder one of the first tech innovation hubs in downtown São Paulo and the co-founder of Transparency Hacker where he uses technology to improve political processes and promote greater citizen participation.