3 papers
cs.CY2026
How to Detect and Measure the AI Dangers to Democracy
Giulia Sandri, Claudio Novelli
Research on artificial intelligence and democracy has grown quickly over the last decade. A shared conclusion in this literature is that AI does not create new democratic problems…
cs.CY2026
Fake Plastic Voters: When Political Parties Can Use AI-Simulated Focus Groups
Claudio Novelli, Javier Argota Sanchez-Vaquerizo, Jennifer Cyr +4
Political parties strive to understand their electorates, and focus groups are a vital tool in these efforts. AI-enhanced simulation technologies (AESTs) enable synthetic focus gro…
cs.CY2024
Digital Democracy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Claudio Novelli, Giulia Sandri
This chapter explores the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on digital democracy, focusing on four main areas: citizenship, participation, representation, and the public sp…