Democracy, Development and AI: A comparative Study to Political Systems, Electoral Processes and Economic Expansion
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Artificial Intelligence, Authoritarianism, Democracy, Economic Development, Electoral ProcessesAbstract
This article aims to explore the nexus between democracy, development and artificial intelligence (AI), and how AI is reconfiguring electoral processes and political debate in democratic and autocratic regimes. To understand the role of governance, electoral processes and AI in economic growth, the study compares the impact of AI in democratic systems like the U.S. and India on the one hand, and the authoritarian models of China and Singapore on the other. The analysis also shows that democracies are more adept at holding people accountable and more open to transparency, compared to authoritarian regimes that are more efficient in executing long term economic strategies. In addition to this, the article then looks at how AI is being used to manipulate politics, voter behaviour and inequality. Case studies of India, Singapore and China show how even the most complex situations of economic development can be accomplished through different governance structures. The research concludes that democracy and AI are not mutually exclusive, and can actually reinforce each other to promote sustainable development, but authoritarianism is capable of fostering rapid economic development at the expense of political freedoms.
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