Beka Katsitadze

Visiting Lecturer
Ilia State University
Tbilisi, Georgia
ORCID: 0009-0007-0191-6108
beka.katsitadze.1@iliauni.edu.ge

The Positive and Negative Aspects of Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Democratic Governance

In recent years (2019–2024), there has been increasing scholarly attention on the interaction between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and democratic governance. Studies particularly focus on disinformation, social and political bots, political targeting, deepfakes, management of electoral processes, support for democracy, and related political threats. Early AI systems emerged in the mid-twentieth century, addressing narrow tasks, whereas contemporary AI relies primarily on deep learning models capable of generating generalized models across diverse domains, including medicine, science, media, and politics. Notably, in the early 2020s, many states enacted legislative frameworks to regulate AI deployment (e.g., EU AI Act, U.S. Executive Order on AI, Brazil’s Electoral Court Regulations). Nevertheless, AI use in political processes carries certain risks, such as disinformation, political bots, deepfakes, and micro-targeting. At the same time, AI also enhances democratic processes by promoting accountability, transparency, inclusion, openness, women’s political leadership, and citizen awareness regarding electoral programs.

 

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Democracy, Governance, Elections