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Four Ways AI Is Strengthening Democracies Worldwide

🗳️ The essay argues that while AI poses risks to democratic processes, it is also being used to strengthen civic engagement and government function across diverse contexts. Four case studies—Japan, Brazil, Germany, and the United States—illustrate practical deployments: AI avatars for constituent engagement, judicial workflow automation, interactive voter guides, and investigative tools for watchdog journalism. The authors recommend public AI like Switzerland’s Apertus as a democratic alternative to proprietary models and stress governance, transparency, and scientific evaluation to mitigate bias.