AI Tools and hybrid Threats: The Use of Artificial Intelligence to manipulate Public Opinion and deepen Divisions in Multicultural Societies
AI Tools and hybrid Threats: The Use of Artificial Intelligence to manipulate Public Opinion and deepen Divisions in Multicultural Societies

Author(s): Anca Rusu
Subject(s): Theory of Communication, Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Fake News - Disinformation
Published by: Publishing Inc. European Readings & Prodifmultimedia/Editura Napoca Star
Keywords: AI; manipulation; cultural anxiety; multicultural societies; racial biases;
Summary/Abstract: Artificial intelligence tools, now easier than ever for everyone to use, significantly impact critical facets of modern society, including global politics. Artificial intelligence and its related technologies pose a major threat to representative democracy. If left unsupervised, AI will amplify existing challenges, including manipulation of public opinion, divisions in multicultural societies, racial polarization, cultural anxiety, antidemocratic attitudes, racial biases in automated election process, discriminatory voting suppression and racially focused cyberattacks. Following a critical approach, the paper aims to analyze the principal and ethical concerns regarding social and political challenges imposed by the use of AI. Based on the qualitative research methods, the paper provides a clear image of the way in which AI impact both national and international democracy, as well as the multicultural societies and marginalized communities.

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