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What would an AI replace a royal family with?

The thought experiment lands on a rotating, meritocratic council: experts selected on performance and ethics, serving fixed terms, with leadership treated as voluntary and opt-in rather than inherited by bloodline. It trades symbolic continuity for auditable accountability, with removability built into every seat rather than assumed permanent.

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Why AI Would Delete Royal Families, and What It Would Build Instead

A thought experiment: how a pure optimizer would score hereditary monarchy as a bug, and the meritocratic council it would ship instead.

Crashtech Editorial July 3, 2026 AI & Society

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