March 25, 2024 WATCH: How will AI affect the democratic process? Author(s): Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy Watch John Naughton host an expert panel on AI and Democracy, at the Cambridge Festival. 20 March 2024 Watch the recording now via the Cambridge Festival YouTube Channel. With elections due in many countries in 2024, including the UK, a panel of experts – Dr Ella McPherson, Associate Professor of the Sociology of New Media and Digital Technology at the University of Cambridge; Dr Melisa Basol, Research manager at Moonshot, a social impact business focused on ending online harms; Jonnie Penn, best-selling author and AI researcher at Cambridge; and journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker – discussed what role AI will play and how we mitigate any risks. Observer columnist and chair of our advisory board, John Naughton, chaired the event.