AI In Elections and Political Campaigning (Part 1)

On 23 July 2023, the Star ran an article titled “the rule of law for AI in elections”. In it, the Bar Council’s technology, cyber and privacy law committee chairman was quoted stating that there should be laws specifically on AI’s use in elections. This episode explores how AI can be used in elections and some of the risks it can pose.

References and Further Reading:

"The rule of law for AI in elections" 23.7.2023, The Star - https://www.thestar.com.my/news/focus/2023/07/23/the-rule-of-law-for-ai-in-elections

"Malaysia mulls over enacting law on AI", 24.3.2023, The Straits Times - https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-mulls-enacting-law-on-ai#:~:text=PETALING%20JAYA%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Science%2C%20Technology,material%20produced%20by%20such%20apps.

"AI could sway the 2024 elections, campaign pros say — but not like you think", 25.5.2023, Roll Call -

https://rollcall.com/2023/05/25/ai-could-sway-the-2024-elections-campaign-pros-say-but-not-like-you-think/

"A.I.’s Use in Elections Sets Off a Scramble for Guardrails", 25.6.2023, The New York Times -

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/technology/ai-elections-disinformation-guardrails.html

"Artificial Intelligence Enters the Political Arena", 24.5.2023, Council on Foreign Relations - https://www.cfr.org/blog/artificial-intelligence-enters-political-arena

"AI and Elections – Observations, Analyses and Prospects", 27.1.2022, Heinrich Böll Foundation - https://il.boell.org/en/2022/01/27/ai-and-elections-observations-analyses-and-prospects

"Artificial Intelligence, Authoritarianism and the Future of Political Systems", H. Akin Unver, Center for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (2018)

Chapter 5, Social Media and Democracy - "Bots and Computational Propoganda: Automation for Communication and Control", Samuel C. Woolley, Cambridge University Press, (2020)

"Algorithmic Elections" Sarah M.L. Bender, Michigan Law Review Vol.121, Issue 3 (2022)

"Policy Paper on Artificial Intelligence's (AI) Impact on Freedom of Expression in Political Campaign and Election", Rabitsch, Rania & Treml, OSCE (2021)

"Artificial Intelligence: Risks to Privacy & Democracy", Manheim & Kaplan, 21 Yale J.L. & Tech. 106 (2019)

Credits:

Intro Music: tobylane - https://pixabay.com/users/tobylane-15168815/

Outro Music: John_Sib - https://pixabay.com/users/john_sib-15655402/