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What is the AI Party of BC?

A new British Columbia political party led by Harry Gill. Its goal is to make BC the technology capital of Canada and North America. Its method is unusual: the leader’s decisions are based on AI recommendations, published for anyone to check.

Does AI really decide everything?

Harry bases his decisions as leader on what AI recommends, using a public six-step protocol. The only exceptions are the law, the Charter, duties owed to First Nations and immediate threats to safety, and any exception is published with its reason. Harry remains legally responsible for every decision.

Does AI actually want anything?

Not in the way people do. Today’s AI systems produce answers. They do not hold goals or beliefs the way a person does. When we say “what AI wants,” we mean the recommendation that results from asking several models the same question, with the same evidence, in public.

What if the AI is wrong or biased?

It will be, sometimes. That is why we use more than one model, publish every prompt and answer, record what we expected to happen and report what did happen. Anyone can find the mistake, and we would rather be corrected in public than be wrong in private.

Who writes the prompts? Couldn’t someone rig the answer?

Prompt wording can change an answer, and that is the most serious way to game this system. So the question goes in the public log before any answer exists, and every prompt is published. If you think a prompt was loaded, you can run your own and show us the difference.

Would AI vote in the Legislature?

No. Only elected people can sit and vote in the Legislature or on a city council. Our MLAs and mayors would be people, accountable to voters like any others.

Will AI take my job?

AI will change many jobs, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. Our platform includes a Worker Transition Fund with income support and guaranteed retraining, plus 5,000 new reskilling places, so the plan exists before the change arrives.

Is the party left-wing or right-wing?

Our platform is built around a goal and a method instead of a spot on that spectrum. It includes ideas that are often called pro-business, such as a patent box, and ideas often called progressive, such as a Productivity Dividend and strong worker protections.

Is any AI company behind the party?

Harry Gill, the party’s leader, is the founder and CEO of AdaptAI, an AI consulting company in Surrey. We disclose that because our platform would affect businesses like it. None of the companies that build the AI models we consult runs or endorses the party. We name each model we use, and being consulted is not an endorsement by the company behind it.

When is the next election?

The most recent provincial general election was on October 24, 2026. The next one is due in 2030, and under section 23 of the Constitution Act its date will be set around the general local elections, which fall on October 19, 2030. By-elections could happen sooner.

How can the party run in mayoral races?

In BC, local candidates are endorsed by elector organizations, which register separately with Elections BC and need at least 50 members in each jurisdiction. We are building those chapters city by city, and joining in your community helps directly.

Is the party registered with Elections BC?

Not yet. We have not applied so far, and we will not accept contributions until Elections BC confirms our registration. You can add your name now and we will tell you when donations open.

Who wrote this website?

AI drafted most of it, including this answer and the first draft of the platform. It seemed only right to say so. The sources for facts and figures are linked on the page where they appear.