Artificial intelligence (AI) has been utilized in several aspects of the elections with both positive and negative use cases. These use cases continue to expand, among them recently AI chatbots as a means for voters to identify the qualifications and platform of electoral candidates that match their interests, some even directly asking
The recent elections in Bangladesh, Nepal and South Korea showed the online mis- and disinformation as persistent fixtures in the electoral environment. Monitoring efforts also showed that gender-based attacks and violence online continued to affect women’s participation and engagement in elections. As prevalent as they are, however, the policies to address the
While the advancement in artificial intelligence technology has allowed for the generation of hyper realistic synthetic media misused and abused for mis- and disinformation campaigns, the emergence of "slopaganda" is changing the dynamics into how AI is used in political propaganda and electoral discourse. Issue No. 8 of ANFREL's "Elections and Technology
Issue No. 07 of ANFREL's Elections and Technology Reader revisits the monitored use and impact of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to elections, reiterating a multi-pronged approach to address potential misuse and abuse that could jeopardize electoral integrity.The "Elections and Technology Reader" looks into emerging trends related to generative AI and
Issue No. 06 of ANFREL's Elections and Technology Reader presents a case for developing an assessment tool on election data transparency and access to information using the open data standards as rubric.The "Elections and Technology Reader" looks into emerging trends related to generative AI and other emerging technologies and their use and
In Issue No. 05 of ANFREL's Elections and Technology Reader looks into the implementation of the internet voting for Filipino voters abroad during the 2025 Philippine national and local elections.While not the first time around the world in terms of using internet voting and with the pioneering efforts of the election management
In Issue No. 04 of ANFREL's Elections and Technology Reader looks into the recent announcement from tech giant Meta discontinuing its third-party fact-checking program in the United States and how similar backtracking of tech companies could impact information integrity amid widespread mis- and disinformation campaigns. The "Elections and Technology Reader" is a
In Issue No. 03 of ANFREL's Elections and Technology Reader looks into the terms of service and usage policies of some tech companies that develop and deploy AI tools on the use of their technology related to elections. The "Elections and Technology Reader" is a supplement to e-Bulletin that looks into emerging
Issue No. 02 of ANFREL's "Elections and Technology Reader" looks into the regulation of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) during the 2025 national and local elections in the Philippines. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) initially planned on banning the use of AI but later on issued guidelines that mandate the disclosure
ANFREL is soft launching its new initiative, the "Elections and Technology Reader", a supplement of the bimonthly newsletter e-Bulletin, which looks into trends related to generative AI and other emerging technologies and their use and impact to elections and democracy. For Issue #01, ANFREL sheds light into the experience of Indonesia during