Artificial Intelligence and Democracy: The Impact of Disinformation, Social Bots and Political Targeting

Document Type : translation

Author
Sara Solhchi
MA. Intellectual Property Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Allameh Tabataba'I, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/lc.2024.406978.1375
Abstract
Free elections and democracy in Europe and globally can be detrimentally affected by malicious use of new technologies, in particular artificial intelligence (AI). AI can be used as a tool to produce and spread disinformation or facilitate psychographic micro-targeting of voters in the run-up to elections. At the same time, AI can effectively counter such uses of technology. This article discusses the ways in which freedom of elections and democracy can be impacted through the deployment of AI.
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence
Democracy
Misinformation
Social Bots
Micro Targeting

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