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Smart elections or rigged algorithms: the rise of artificial intelligence in electoral governance in Southeast Asia

Introduction Introducing Artificial Intelligence AI into electoral-management infrastructure has radically transformed the administrative practice in Southeast Asian democracies through streamlining voter registration, consolidating identification, and making the real-time observation of the electoral events possible. Although the benefits of AI are undoubtedly tangible in terms of efficiency, transparency, and accessibility, its appearance in contexts where such regulatory sanitation is antithetical presents sh…

Policy · The Trace — both readings · certified 2026-08-02 · v1 · article view · machine-readable

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AI-assisted voter verification, biometric identification, and result-monitoring systems improved administrative coordination and voter-list accuracy in elections in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Myanmar.

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The same AI electoral systems created concerns about unexplained data anomalies, opaque algorithmic operations, inconsistent security practices, and potential undermining of democratic fairness.

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Full implementation was constrained by infrastructure and system reliability, and technical safeguards alone did not prevent amplification of existing weaknesses.

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