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What types of decisions can deliberative processes handle?

Published 15 Apr 2026

Deliberative processes can handle most kinds of decisions, including but not limited to:

binary “yes”/“no” or “go”/“no go” decisions;
selecting from a set of alternatives (which may be policy options or candidates);
budgeting; and
open-ended or free-form policy recommendations.

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AI & Democracy Foundation. 2026. "What types of decisions can deliberative processes handle?." AI & Democracy Foundation. https://ai-democracy.org/decision-types/

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@article{decision-types2026,
  author = {AI {\&} Democracy Foundation},
  title = {What types of decisions can deliberative processes handle?},
  journal = {AI \& Democracy Foundation},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://ai-democracy.org/decision-types/}
}