It is election season. In addition to the usual shenanigans, this time we have new election drama captured by AI-fueled social media that is tailoring news feeds to our individual interests.
AI has proven troublesome for elections, creating confirmation bias and even fake news . But in the right hands, could AI could make elections fairer? Here’s one way: AI-infused maps could provide a more objective and fairer approach to redistricting electoral boundaries.
On the surface, it is easy to argue that mapping election districts should be an apolitical representation of the people. Election districts should serve the people, enabling individuals to be represented fairly in government.