Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming more powerful and influential. At the same time, democracy is under attack globally. Electoral authorities and AI experts – two groups crucial to restoring democracy worldwide - are largely working in siloes. At this critical juncture , the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ new AI Advisory Group on Elections (AI AGE) offers a timely solution: unite these groups with the mission to ensure that the development, deployment, and governance of AI safeguards electoral integrity and fosters a participatory and prosperous democratic future for all.

How can AI experts support electoral authorities to make informed, strategic decisions about engaging with AI systems and technologies and addressing AI-related threats? How can democracy advocates foster more local AI innovation that serves the public good, strengthens democratic values and institutions, and reinforces respect for human rights? And what insights from electoral contexts should policymakers and technologists integrate into global AI norms and standards setting discussions to enhance electoral integrity?

Join us in person or online for the launch!

June 12, 2025, 10:00am EDT: Join the Carnegie Endowment’s Technology and International Affairs Program and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems for the launch of the AI AGE initiative and a discussion of critical issues at the intersection of AI and elections, including biometric identification, data governance, content provenance, and information integrity.

Featured speakers and panelists will include:

• Jon Bateman, Senior Fellow and Co-Director, Technology and International Affairs Program
• Anthony Banbury, President and CEO, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
• Sabhanaz Diya, Executive Director, Tech Global Institute
• Lisa Poggiali, Global Digital Democracy Advisor, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
• Nanjira Sambuli, Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs
• Miranda Bogen, Founding Director, AI Governance Lab, Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT)
• Audrey Tang, Cyber Ambassador, Government of Taiwan
• Katie Shay, Principal, Open Water Strategies

Press and Partnership

IFES and AI AGE would love to hear from you! For press and partnership inquiries please contact aiage@ifes.org.