In The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley, Stanford institute for Human-Centered AI Policy Fellow Marietje Schaake aims to raise public awareness about a serious threat: the unchecked power of private companies. In addition to exerting vast economic power, tech companies are stepping into roles normally preserved for governments and wreaking havoc on the democratic rule of law in the process. From cybersecurity to systems used for policing, elections, and military defense polic...