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Democracy faces blind spot in AI risk analysis, experts warn

Democracy faces blind spot in AI risk analysis, experts warn

Researchers and policy experts identify a gap in how the literature discusses AI threats to democracy, noting that most focus (deepfakes, bot swarms, algorithmic polarization) describes ways AI manipulates information within existing political systems rather than fundamentally reshaping power itself.

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