AI's Impact on 2024 Global Elections

With billions heading to the polls this year, the stakes for global democracies are substantial. Generative AI advances and broad accessibility are already reshaping sectors with exponential growth expected to continue. How will these tools change the information ecosystem and how will governments, campaigns, and the public respond to new challenges?

Against this backdrop, the Institute of Global Politics at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and Aspen Digital gathered political affairs experts, tech executives, leading academics, and public servants for an afternoon of discussions examining how AI has played a role in the elections that have occurred already in Taiwan, Argentina, and Slovakia and more and what that means for elections later in the year.

Agenda

Time & Session	Speakers
1:30-1:45pm – Introductory Remarks	Keren Yarhi-Milo Dean, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations Vivian Schiller Vice President and Executive Director, Aspen Digital
1:45-2:15pm – Risks to the 2024 Global Elections	Hillary Rodham Clinton Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University 67th Secretary of State and former Senator from New York IGP Faculty Advisory Board Chair Věra Jourová Vice-President for Values and Transparency, European Commission Maria Ressa Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Journalist Cofounder, CEO, and President of Rappler IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow
2:15-2:45pm – Lessons Learned from Recent Global Elections	Dominika Hajdu Policy Director, Center for Democracy & Resilience, GLOBSEC Javier Pallero Digital Rights Researcher and Activist, Argentina Ethan Tu Founder, Taiwan AI Labs Anya Schiffrin (moderator) Senior Lecturer in Discipline of International and Public Affairs and Director, Technology Media and Communications specialization, Columbia SIPA
2:45-3:15pm – The Role and Responsibilities of Tech Companies	David Agranovich Director, Global Threat Disruption, Meta Yasmin Green CEO, Jigsaw (Google) Clint Watts General Manager, Microsoft Threat Analysis Center Vivian Schiller (moderator) Vice President and Executive Director, Aspen Digital
3:15-3:45pm – Implications for the Upcoming US Elections	Jocelyn Benson Secretary of State of Michigan Michael Chertoff Former Secretary of Homeland Security Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Chertoff Group Dara Lindenbaum Commissioner, Federal Election Commission of the United States Anna Makanju Vice President of Global Affairs, OpenAI Hillary Rodham Clinton (moderator) Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University 67th Secretary of State and former Senator from New York IGP Faculty Advisory Board Chair
3:45-4:15pm – Spotlight Interview	Eric Schmidt (joining virtually) Cofounder, Schmidt Futures Former CEO & Chairman, Google Hillary Rodham Clinton (moderator) Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University 67th Secretary of State and former Senator from New York IGP Faculty Advisory Board Chair
4:15-4:30pm – Closing Remarks	Hillary Rodham Clinton Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University 67th Secretary of State and former Senator from New York IGP Faculty Advisory Board Chair

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