Election Safety in the Age of GenAI

Lessons from Three Elections in 2024

Authors

  • Patrick Tammer Author

Keywords:

Election Safety, Elections, Artificial Intelligence, Ballot

Abstract

More than four billion people exercised their right to vote in 2024, marking an unprecedented moment in the history of democracy. This year, the electoral process unfolded across the globe, including in the United States, the European Union , India, Taiwan, Pakistan, and Turkey.

The rise of enemies of democracy paired with the seemingly unstoppable acceleration of AI leaves us with a tough and discomforting question: Are democracies able to defend themselves against these challenges, or will the age of democracy remain a short-lived intermezzo in the long history of human societies?

Author Biography

  • Patrick Tammer

    Patrick Tammer is a Harvard Kennedy School of Government alum (MPA 2022-24) where his research focused on AI and Tech Policy. Research topics included amongst others: Employee Ownership Models to Mitigate the Economic Impacts of AI, Historical Precedents to Inform the Regulation of AI in Canada, and a Comparative Analysis of AI Regulatory Frameworks in the US, EU, and Canada.

    Currently, Patrick Tammer is a Senior Investment Director at Scale AI, the Canadian AI Innovation Cluster, where he oversees a $125M+ portfolio of AI innovation projects. As an advisor to business executives and the Canadian Government, he is directly working on the transformative impact of AI on our economy and society. He is also an Editor at the Journal of Business and Artificial Intelligence. 

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Published

2024-12-30

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024): Fall/Winter 2024

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