IGF 2025 Lightning Talk #141 Democracia Artificial? IA en elecciones en Ecuador 2025

    Usuarios Digitales
    Abel Suing - Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja - Academy - LAC Alfredo Velazco - Usuarios Digitales - Civil Society - LAC Tatiana Sandoval - Observatorio Interuniversitario de Medios de Ecuador - Academy - LAC Carolina Bazante - Lupa Media - Media - LAC
    Speakers
    Alfredo Velazco - Usuarios Digitales - Civil Society - LAC Tatiana Sandoval - Observatorio Interuniversitario de Medios de Ecuador - Academy - LAC Abel Suing - Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja - Academy - LAC
    Onsite Moderator
    Alfredo Velazco
    Rapporteur
    Alfredo Velazco
    SDGs
    5. Gender Equality
    16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    17. Partnerships for the Goals


    Targets: Regarding gender equity, we analyzed the differences in AI-generated content depending on the candidate's gender. Regarding peace, justice, and strong institutions, we seek to ensure that democracy is based on information that is not manipulated by new technologies so that electoral results are free from these biases. Regarding partnerships for these objectives, the participating organizations come from diverse areas but work together to analyze the use of generative Artificial Intelligence in Ecuador's electoral context.
    Format
    Networking Session
    Duration (minutes)
    30
    Description
    Based on extensive monitoring of the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the electoral context in Ecuador, we will discuss the main findings regarding citizen use, its use to support campaigns, differentiation based on the gender of the candidate, and disinformation with the use of vectors. This quantitative and qualitative exploration goes beyond selecting a few cases, but rather seeks to build replicable best practices and identify patterns of bad practices and experiences to address them. https://x.com/usuariosdigital/status/1888998175328854077 https://x.com/usuariosdigital/status/1884413534823416099 https://x.com/usuariosdigital/status/1880410031205835122 Ethical foresight and regulatory diligence in the development and deployment of digital technologies Prevention and detection of biased AI-generated information Information integrity

    1) We will use a survey and audience feedback to detect inauthentic pieces and provide a space for questions. 2) In-person and virtual attendees will interact equally. We will use an app for the surveys, and we will focus on virtual participation during the Q&A session. 3) We will use Slido for the surveys and the most frequently used keywords to measure the emotion generated by the pieces.