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Reconciling the tension between democracy and AI : Do western mediterranean countries (WMCs) succeed in strengthening democracy through AI?

Samper, N.B. (2022) Reconciling the tension between democracy and AI : Do western mediterranean countries (WMCs) succeed in strengthening democracy through AI?

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Abstract:Through a content analysis of the AI strategies of, Spain, Italy and France and their corresponding Policy Papers (PPs), this article answers the question: "In what ways do European Governments (EGs) envision AI as a way for strengthening democracy?” Through this, the aim is to highlight the plans and envisioning of EGs to achieve a positive impact on democracies through the use of AI. To do this, it is necessary to analyse the policies of these countries, as these are the documents in which governments set out their plans. Specifically, a content analysis of each country's PPs on AI and democracy is been carried out. Therefore, a coding scheme, based on the operationalization of the theoretical insights, has been determined and the Atlas.ti tool will be used to analyse these documents with the use of the coding scheme. The analysis concluded that, as expected, countries are using AI to strengthen democracy, but there is a big difference between Spain, Italy and France. In addition, surprisingly, countries do not include how to avoid the negative effects of AI on democracy in their AI Strategies (AISs), which requires further research.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Programme:Management Society and Technology BSc (56654)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91593
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