Artificial intelligence endangers democracy – but it’s less about specific deepfakes and more about a bigger transformation Artificial intelligence endangers democracy – but it’s less about specific deepfakes and more about a bigger transformation We study AI and democracy. We’re worried about 2050, not 2026. Half of humanity lives in countries that held national elections last year. Experts warned that those contests might be derailed by a flood of undetectable, deceptive AI-generated content.