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#Privacy #EUAIAct #Transparency #ChillingEffect #CivilRights #governance ‘Navigating the future of democracy in the age of AI and digital governance’ Barry Gardner
Total Visibility, Zero Privacy? #Privacy #EUAIAct #transparency #thedemocracyforum
#CivicTech #AIAdvisors #Nudges #DigitalInclusion #DeliberativeDemocracy #Ethics #AIForGood #thedemocracyforum ‘Navigating the future of democracy in the age of AI and digital governance’ Sung Jun Han
Civic Copilots, Not Robo-Rulers, #CivicTech #AIAdvisors #Nudges #DigitalInclusion
#Surveillance #Censorship #Propaganda #DataPower #DigitalAuthoritarianism #AI #democracy #thedemocracyforum ‘Navigating the future of democracy in the age of AI and digital governance’ Steven Feldstein
Surveil, Censor, Centralise: #DigitalAuthoritarianism #AI #democracy #thedemocracyforum
#Deepfakes #Misinformation #AI #CivicTrust #ElectionIntegrity #MediaLiteracy #democracy #thedemocracyforum ‘Navigating the future of democracy in the age of AI and digital governance’ Dr Ann Kristin Glenster ,
Deepfakes = Democracy’s ‘Epistemic Blackout, #Deepfakes #Misinformation #AI #CivicTrust
#AI #Elections #Democracy #Disinformation #DigitalGovernance #Policy #TDFWebinar ‘Navigating the future of democracy in the age of AI and digital governance’ AI Hit 80% of Elections! Lord Charles Bruce
AI Hit 80% of Elections! #AI #Elections #TDFWebinar #Disinformation #DigitalGovernance
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to attend an online debate, ‘Navigating the future of democracy in the age of AI and digital governance’ on Wednesday September 10th, 2025 14:00 to 15:00 UK time (BST) Chair Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia Correspondent Panellists Dr Ann Kristin Glenster, Executive Director, Glenlead Centre; Deputy Director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge Steven Feldstein, Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict and Governance Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Sung Jun Han, PhD Candidate in Philosophy, Vanderbilt University; AI Scholar at the Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation Closing remarks by Barry Gardiner MP, Chair of The Democracy Forum 00:00-02:41 Humphrey Hawksley 00:02:42–00:06:53 Lord Charles Bruce (TDF President) — Flags AI’s electoral impact: an election database shows AI used in 4 of 5 ballots across 50 countries in 2024; ~70% of reported incidents had harmful electoral consequences and nearly half had no known source. Frames the policy clash (US vs EU approaches, DSA debates) and calls for “transnational democratic solidarity.” 00:08:17–00:13:55 Dr Ann Kristin Glenster (Minderoo Centre, Cambridge) — Three dangers: • Misinformation at scale: CIGI survey notes 80% of countries saw election interference; 90% content creation, 24% amplification, 3% hyper-targeting (likely to surge). • Deepfakes → “epistemic disorientation”: people cease trusting even true information. • Digital sovereignty + military AI: US–EU platform power struggles; drones in Gaza and Ukraine show how AI shifts military capacity and, downstream, democratic institutions. 00:14:22–00:16:52 Q&A (Humphrey Hawksley ↔ Anne-Kristin) — Is there precedent? Not really in modern democracies: prior worries were gerrymandering/“rotten boroughs,” not wholesale truth confusion. The closest analogy: Rwanda 1994 “radio” incitement—but today’s personalization silos make cross-checks rarer. 00:17:45–00:19:10 Anne-Kristin (on bias) — Old biases enter via training data/labels; new biases emerge from synthetic inferences and hallucinations. Even neutral prompts about communities can surface distorted outputs. 00:20:19–00:22:49 Steven Feldstein (Carnegie Endowment) — Digital repression toolkit: surveillance (biometrics, social monitoring), censorship (e.g., Great Firewall), data centralization, and propaganda. No single model: China ≠ Russia ≠ Saudi Arabia ≠ Nigeria/Turkey; effects depend on leaders’ coercive preferences and state capacity. 00:23:06–00:26:57 Steven Feldstein (case study) — “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” under Trump/Elon Musk: rapid institutional shake-ups (e.g., USAID closure noted); immigration surveillance expansion, collection of 33M social media identifiers, AI-assisted visa revocations; data-centralization via firms (e.g., Palantir) merging IRS/SSA/DHS records; growing secondary use of data beyond original purpose. 00:28:00–00:31:35Steven Feldstein (takeaways) — Abuses aren’t confined to autocracies; AI scales illiberal policies with fewer checks. Cites permissive rhetoric (e.g., “grow that baby…can’t stop it with rules”). Even democracies risk backsliding if institutional safeguards erode amid rising extremes. 00:34:26–00:43:36 Sung Jun Han (Vanderbilt) — A conditional optimist: use AI to lower citizens’ epistemic burden while preserving agency. Proposes: • AI Advisors (civic copilots for pros/cons, trade-offs, balanced sources) meeting five democratic expectations: inclusion, equality, deliberation, epistemic quality, agenda-setting power (indirect). • AI Nudgers (lightweight “double-check” prompts when your stance conflicts with fresh evidence). Guardrails: source transparency, user controls, explanations, third-party audits, digital-divide fixes. 00:49:56–00:51:25 Cross-panel challenge (Feldstein → Jun Han) — Three pushbacks: (1) don’t assume credible governments; (2) many citizens prefer identity-affirming narratives over facts; (3) if AI refuses to deliver biased content, is that paternalistic/authoritarian—but if it obliges, it corrodes truth? Tension unresolved. 00:52:36–01:03:36) Barry Gardner, MP (TDF Chair) — Philosophical lens (Plato’s Ring of Gyges flipped: from invisibility to total visibility). Praises the EU AI Act’s risk-based, horizontal regime; notes Gaza drone accuracy debates; warns transparency can chill authentic judgment (party nomination example). Bottom line: privacy, accountability, and stronger institutions are vital as democracy is “under attack.”
‘Navigating the future of democracy in the age of AI and digital governance’
The Democracy Forum andTDF President Lord Bruce invite you to attend an online debate, ‘Navigating the future of democracy in the age of AI and digital governance’ on Wednesday September 10th, 2025 14:00 to 15:00 UK time (BST) Chair Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia Correspondent Panellists Dr Ann Kristin Glenster, Executive Director, Glenlead Centre; Deputy Director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge Steven Feldstein, Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict and Governance Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Sung Jun Han, PhD Candidate in Philosophy, Vanderbilt University; AI Scholar at the Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation Closing remarks by Barry Gardiner MP, Chair of The Democracy Forum
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#globaltrade #Geopolitics #ustariffs #euasia #TradeWar #GlobalEconomy #WorldPolitics #AsiaTrade #TradePolicy #economicpowerhouse FTAs More Vital Now, All Panelists- EU–Japan, EU–Singapore, EU–Vietnam — free trade agreements now matter more than ever.
FTAs More Vital Now, #ustariffs #euasia #TradeWar #thedemocracyforum
#ustariffs #greeneconomy #modivstrump #ClimatePolicy #CBAM #GreenSteel #TradeBarriers #SustainableTrade #CleanEnergy #GlobalMarkets #CarbonTax #futureoftrade CBAM: Green or Barrier? Wrong Horse for EU? Barry Gardner-CBAM can’t just be a green trade barrier — it must help poorer nations leapfrog to clean tech.
CBAM: Green or Barrier?#ustariffs #greeneconomy #climatepolicy #cbam
#vietnam #AsiaBusiness #India #China #Vietnam #CentralAsia #EmergingMarkets #AsiaEconomy #TradeDeals #CPTPP #SupplyChain Vietnam Floods EU, China’s Mineral Monopoly, US–EU Set Rules, Bob Savic-Vietnam exports $100B to the US. With new tariffs, much may be diverted to Europe — but will EU accept?
Vietnam Floods EU, #ustariffs #thedemocracyforum #globaltrade #euasia #modivstrump
#globaltrade #geopolitics #ustariffs #euasia #tradewar #GlobalEconomy #WorldPolitics #AsiaTrade #TradePolicy #EconomicPower #CriticalMinerals #Semiconductors #Pharma #TechStandards #NationalSecurity #USAEU #TradeSecurity #Steel #Aluminium #innovationeconomy Carbon Tax Hits Steel, Green Steel = 80% Costlier, India’s 50% Shock, Tariffs Break WTO, Ajay Srivastava- EU’s Carbon Border Tax is hitting India hard — steel exports down 24% even before launch.
Tariffs Break World Trade Organization, #modivstrump #ustariffs #thedemocracyforum
#AsiaBusiness #India #China #Vietnam #centralasia #emergingmarkets #asiaeconomy #tradedeals #CPTPP #SupplyChain EU Looks East, New Trade Rules? Central Asia Weak Link, Darius Nasimi - Central Asia lacks a strong bloc like ASEAN or EU — leaving it engulfed by bigger neighbors,
EU Looks East, The Democracy Forum Live Webinar, Darius Nasimi,
#thedemocracyforum #GlobalTrade #geopolitics #ustariffs #euasia #TradeWar #GlobalEconomy #WorldPolitics #AsiaTrade #TradePolicy #EconomicPower US–EU Set Rules, EU-Asia Trade & EU-US Framework, Bob Savic-The EU–China summit was positive, but without legal treaties, progress remains fragile.
US–EU Set Rules,The Democracy Forum Live Webinar, Bob Savic,
#GlobalTrade #Geopolitics #USTariffs #EUAsia #TradeWar #GlobalEconomy #WorldPolitics #AsiaTrade #TradePolicy #EconomicPower America Shields Key Sectors, Webinar - ‘The future of EU-Asian trade in light of US tariffs’ Bob Savic-US protects semiconductors, pharma, steel & cars with massive tariffs. EU now following its lead,
America Shields Key Sectors,#ustariffs #thedemocracyforum #globaltrade
#GlobalTrade #Geopolitics #USTariffs #EUAsia #TradeWar #GlobalEconomy #WorldPolitics #AsiaTrade #TradePolicy #economicpower Webinar - ‘The future of EU-Asian trade in light of US tariffs’ Wrong Horse for EU? Barry Gardner -If the US is waning & China rising, should the EU bet on the wrong horse?
Wrong Horse for EU? #ustariffs #euasia #thedemocracyforum #globaltrade #modivstrump
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