Emerging Technologies and Democracy

Civic Technology Community Group,


Hello. Here is a hyperlink to a curated list of materials on emerging technologies and democracy from the International Forum for Democratic Studies, Journal of Democracy, and Center for International Media Assistance: https://www.ned.org/ideas/democracy-resource-center/emerging_tech_resources/ .


The current revision of the list, hopefully of some interest to the group, is also pasted in the postscript.



Best regards,

Adam Sobieski


P.S.:


DIGITAL NORMS AND AUTHORITARIAN EXPLOITATION

The Authoritarian Data Problem, Journal of Democracy, October 2023

https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907695

The Digitalization of Democracy: How Technology Is Changing Government Accountability, International Forum for Democratic Studies, March 2023

https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NED_FORUM-The-Digitalization-of-Democracy-Essay-Collection-2.pdf

Smart Cities and Democratic Vulnerabilities, International Forum for Democratic Studies, December 2022

https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smart-Cities-and-Democratic-Vulnerabilities.pdf

Double-Edged Sword: China’s Sharp Power Exploitation of Emerging Technologies, International Forum for Democratic Studies, April 2021

https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Double-Edged-Sword-Chinas-Sharp-Power-Exploitation-of-Emerging-Technologies-Hoffman-April-2021.pdf

Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Norms: Meeting the Authoritarian Challenge, International Forum for Democratic Studies, August 2020

https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Artificial-Intelligence-Democratic-Norms-Meeting-Authoritarian-Challenge-Wright.pdf

The Cutting Edge of Sharp Power, Journal of Democracy, January 2020

https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-cutting-edge-of-sharp-power/


SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS

The Global Struggle Over AI Surveillance: Emerging Trends and Democratic Responses, International Forum for Democratic Studies, June 2022

https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Global-Struggle-Over-AI-Surveillance-Emerging-Trends-Democratic-Responses.pdf

Subversion Inc: The Age of Private Espionage, Journal of Democracy, April 2022

https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/subversion-inc-the-age-of-private-espionage/

China’s Tech Enhanced Authoritarianism, Journal of Democracy, April 2022

https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/chinas-tech-enhanced-authoritarianism/

Spyware: An Unregulated and Escalating Threat to Independent Media, Center for International Media Assistance, August 2021

https://www.cima.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CIMA_Spyware-Report_web_150ppi.pdf

The Road to Digital Unfreedom: President Xi’s Surveillance State, Journal of Democracy, January 2019

https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-road-to-digital-unfreedom-president-xis-surveillance-state/


GOVERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Setting Democratic Ground Rules for AI: Civil Society Strategies, International Forum for Democratic Studies, October 2023

https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/NED_Setting-Democratic-Ground-Rules-for-AI-Report_v6.pdf

Reimagining Democracy for AI, Journal of Democracy, October 2023

https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907697<https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907697%0d>

AI and Catastrophic Risk, Journal of Democracy, October 2023

https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907692<https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907692%0d>

How AI Threatens Democracy, Journal of Democracy, October 2023

https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907693

The Danger of Runaway AI, Journal of Democracy, October 2023

https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907694

AI’s Economic Peril, Journal of Democracy, October 2023

https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907696<https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907696%20>

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Journal of Democracy, April 2019

https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/artificial-intelligence-and-human-rights/


DIGITAL PLATFORMS & DEMOCRACY

Digital Trust Initiatives: Seeking to Reward Journalistic Ethics Online, Center for International Media Assistance, September 2023

https://www.cima.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CIMA-Digital-Trust-Initiative_web_150ppi.pdf

Why TikTok Is a Threat to Democracy, Journal of Democracy, October 2022

https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/why-tiktok-is-a-threat-to-democracy/

Making Big Tech Pay for the News They Use, Center for International Media Assistance, July 2022

https://www.cima.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/CIMA-Digital-Taxation-Report_web_150ppi-1.pdf

Private Gatekeepers: Encrypted Messaging Apps and News Audiences, Center for International Media Assistance, February 2022

https://www.cima.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CIMA_EMA-Report_web_150ppi.pdf

The Future of Platform Power: Fixing the Business Model, Journal of Democracy, July 2021

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/797793

Making the Internet Safe for Democracy, Journal of Democracy, April 2021

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/787834