• Is AI Good for Democracy? • Politicians fixate on the global race for technological supremacy between US and China. • They debate geopolitical implications of chip exports, latest model releases from each country, and military applications of AI. • Someday, they believe, we might see advancements in AI tip the scales in a superpower conflict. • But the most important arms race of the 21st century is already happening elsewhere and, while AI is definitely the weapon of choice, combatants are distributed across dozens of domains. • Academic journals are flooded with AI-generated papers, and are turning to AI to help review submissions.

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  • AI is reshaping democratic engagement and sparking new “arms races” across society. While governments and corporations race to deploy AI for efficiency, the technology is also being used to flood public comment platforms, court triage systems, and open‑source projects, creating a surge of bot‑generated content. This trend pressures elected officials to adopt AI for constituent outreach, fundraising, and policy analysis, blurring lines between human and machine voices. The result is a concentration of AI‑driven influence in the hands of large U.S. firms, raising concerns about equity, transparency, and the integrity of democratic processes.
  • Is AI Good for Democracy? Politicians fixate on the global race for technological supremacy between US and China. They debate geopolitical implications of chip exports, latest model releases from each country, and military applications of AI. Someday, they believe, we might see advancements in AI tip the scales in a superpower conflict. But the most important arms race of the 21st century is already happening elsewhere and, while AI is definitely the weapon of choice, combatants are distributed across dozens of domains. Academic journals are flooded with AI-generated papers, and are turning to

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