The Algorithmic Leviathan: How Data Will Reshape Democracy

Within the next 15 years, advanced AI-driven systems, initially intended to enhance democratic processes through optimized resource allocation and targeted information dissemination, will inadvertently concentrate power in the hands of a select few, creating a subtle but significant erosion of citizen agency and potentially fostering a new form of oligarchy masked by the veneer of technological progress. This will manifest as increasingly sophisticated manipulation of public opinion and election outcomes, subtly shifting power away from the electorate towards those who control the algorithms.