Exit Polling: A Brief History

Moon, Nick

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-81406-9_19

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“…One such arena is that of opinion polls and exit polls. While opinion polls date back to two centuries (Tankard Jr. 1972), exit polls have been used for half-a-century (Moon 2022). These have become regular permanent and important fixtures that the public care about, especially for elections in Western liberal democracies.…”

Section: Other Avenues Of Ai Usagementioning

confidence: 99%

AI and core electoral processes: Mapping the horizons

Simoes,

MacCarthaigh

2023

AI Magazine

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It is well documented that there has been significant enthusiasm across the globe in respect of using AI for all forms of social activity. However, the electoral process – the time, place, and manner of elections within democratic nations – is one of few sectors in which there has been limited penetration of AI. Electoral management bodies in many countries have recently started exploring and deliberating over the use of AI in the electoral process. In this paper, we consider five avenues within the core electoral process which have potential for AI usage, and map the challenges involved in using AI within them. These five avenues are: voter list maintenance, determining polling booth locations, polling booth protection processes, voter authentication, and video monitoring of elections. Within each avenue, we lay down the context, illustrate current or potential usage of AI, and discuss extant or potential ramifications of AI usage, as well as potential directions for mitigating risks when considering AI usage. We believe that the scant current usage of AI within electoral processes provides a very rare opportunity to deliberate on the risks and mitigation possibilities prior to actual and widespread AI deployment. This paper is an attempt to map the horizons of risks and opportunities in using AI within electoral processes and to help shape the debate around the topic.

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Section: Other Avenues Of Ai Usagementioning

confidence: 99%