A landmark study redefining democracy through fiduciary-epistemic theory. This paper argues that AI firms function as knowledge fiduciaries and that democracy’s survival depends on embedding fiduciary duties—candour, care, impartiality, and accessibility—into the architecture of AI governance. It proposes new legal forms such as Epistemic Fiduciary

Constitutional theory thesis explicitly reconceptualising media as epistemic gatekeepers, proposing fiduciary-epistemic governance to ensure democratic accountability, epistemic fairness, and public trust.