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Elon musk jumping on stage at a Trump rally

Trump’s potential impact on emerging and disruptive technologies

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

Ballot with word AI written on it going into ballot box.

On November 5, AI is also on the ballot

By Ali Nouri | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Mark Cuban with circuitry and a digital planet in background

Mark Cuban on AI, Elon Musk, and Big Tech’s influence on society and elections

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

Hand of robot repairing a bridge

Don’t panic: AI can strengthen democracy too

By Abi Olvera | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

The campaign volunteer who used AI to help swing Pakistan’s elections: Interview with Jibran Ilyas

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

How demagogues destroy democracy: a step-by-step global guide

By John Keane | Special Topics

To protect democratic values, journalism must save itself

By Sara Goudarzi | Columnists

An interview about the 2024 election with Harper Reed, chief technology officer for Obama 2012

By John Mecklin | Special Topics

The path to compulsory voting

By Aidan Calvelli | Special Topics

How emerging technology is shaping the future of intelligence.

Disruptive technologies in 2022

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

Ahead of Georgia’s runoff elections for US Senate, what do young climate activists think?

By Mekdela Maskal | Climate Change

Parthenon in Athens, undergoing partial restoration

What science and democracy have in common: us, hopefully

By Adam Sobel | Columnists, Opinion