AI’s Impact on Access to Information in Democracies

Julian Neylan

doi:10.22151/politikon.61.CON1

Authors

Julian Neylan DISARM Foundation https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0401-4891

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.61.CON1

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence and Democracy, Misinformation, Large Language Models, Information Inequality

Abstract

One of the most urgent challenges facing democracies is a widening digital divide: wealthier groups will increasingly access expert verified information while lower income communities will not be given tools to navigate an online environment increasingly filled with convincing AI generated content. To safeguard democratic participation, we must democratize AI literacy and detection tools, and integrate civic education. Only by reinforcing these initiatives can democracy remain resilient in the age of AI.

Author Biography

Julian Neylan, DISARM Foundation

Julian Neylan (MS, Leiden University) serves as Dissemination and Defense Lead at DISARM, where he advances the framework of online influence tactics, techniques, and procedures and helps design defensive measures. He is also the Training Programme Lead at Alliance4Europe, having trained more than 150 organizations across government, academia, and civil society. Previously, he developed media literacy tools and published research on online influence in outlets such as Scientific Reports and World Medical & Health Policy.

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