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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «POLITOLOGIYA. RELIGIOVEDENIE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «POLITICAL SCIENCE AND RELIGION STUDIES»
ISSN 2073-3380 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2023. Vol 46

Artificial Intelligence and Prospects of Its Application in Political Processes

Author(s)
S. A. Sebekin
Abstract
The article is devoted to the consideration of the potential possibilities of introducing artificial intelligence systems based on machine learning into political processes to solve a wide range of political problems. Among the promising areas of implementation of algorithms in politics, the following can be distinguished: analysis of huge amounts of data on political processes, support for making internal and external political decisions, development of effective action programs, forecasting of political processes. In addition, the challenges and threats that the introduction of politicallyoriented algorithms in political processes produces are analyzed. At the same time, some of the specific forms of application of AI systems may have a pronounced malicious character. It is concluded that the large-scale introduction of AI systems into political processes produces many significant challenges to the inclusive democratic process, and the use of politically-oriented AI technologies for political purposes puts the issue of trust in political institutions and democracy in general on the agenda of society.
About the Authors
Sebekin Sergey Alexandrovich, Candidate of Sciences (Historical Science), Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, History and Regional Studies, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: sebserg37@gmail.com
For citation
Sebekin S.A. Artificial Intelligence and Prospects of its Application in Political Processes. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2023, vol. 46, pp. 7-18. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2023.46.7 (in Russian)
Keywords
political processes, artificial intelligence, machine learning, electoral processes, Deepfake technology, chatbots.
UDC
316.422.44
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2023.46.7
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