Exploring Emerging AI as Subject and Object in Democracy-focused Evaluation

Generative AI applications (so-called GenAI applications) have a significant impact on democratic processes and their evaluation. While AI has the potential to improve access to and evaluation of these processes, it also poses risks in terms of destabilizing and eroding them. This Expertise examines the role of AI in democratic systems and its application in the areas of monitoring, evaluation, research and learning.

In this expert paper, authors Quito Tsui and Linda Raftree analyze the key issues, challenges and ethical concerns. They discuss the potential uses of AI, argue for its responsible use and derive recommendations for various stakeholders – including policymakers, practitioners and evaluation societies.