System Update - Episode 1: When AI Shapes How Democracy Functions

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how information flows, how decisions are made and how democracy functions. From disinformation to biased algorithms, the risks are social and political, often reinforcing existing inequalities and silencing voices that have already been marginalised. Governing AI is thus also about power, accountability and rights. Ensuring democratic oversight requires transparency, access to data and strong collaboration between governments, private actors and civil society - across regions and beyond existing legal frameworks. In this episode, we speak with Camila Weinmann and Daniela Rincón from Democracy Reporting International. Together, we explore how AI is impacting democratic processes, the challenges of regulating platforms and accessing data and what it will take to build accountable, rights-based AI systems at a global scale.