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The rise of artificial intelligence, and its potential risk to the democratic process, is top of mind in a year of record elections. From mis- and disinformation to deepfake videos, this emerging technology could dramatically shape election outcomes. How should policymakers and tech companies work together to combat this threat? Host Ravi Agrawal moderated a panel discussion titled “Protecting Democracy Against Bots and Plots” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Panelists:
Jan Lipavský is the foreign minister for the Czech Republic.
Smriti Zubin Irani is India’s minister of women and child development.
André Kudelski is the CEO of the Kudelski Group.
Alexandra Reeve Givens is the CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology.
Matthew Prince is the co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare.
Suggested reading:
Ravi Agrawal: The Year the World Votes
Rishi Iyengar: What AI Will Do to Elections
Pratap Bhanu Mehta: The Specter of Nationalism
Jan-Werner Müller: The Myth of Social Media and Populism
Leslie Vinjamuri: What Another Trump-Biden Showdown Means for the World
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