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Could AI become a force for democracy? 

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As a reporter I cover developments in democracy where the Swiss perspective becomes relevant. I am Swiss and have long been fascinated by the way public discussions shape society.

Big tech companies cooperate closely with the US Trump administration, while China’s AI firm DeepSeek censors certain political topics. But could artificial intelligence (AI) actually contribute to more democracy?

For some AI fans, such as US cyber security expert Bruce Schneier, Switzerland’s open language model Apertus is a reason for hope.

Can open AI models be an alternative to the offerings of the big tech companies, or do they change nothing politically?

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Is Swiss AI a powerhouse for democracy?

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Anonymous
The following contribution has been automatically translated from ES.

Just one question: if democracy is important, why are the same people as before still engaged in destruction? And it’s just information and communication and socialising, and being at the mercy of any kind of human information – or even animal information. My second question is: why do those same ‘democrats’ across all networks allow democracy to begin? Why do you think and act the way you do when you interact? How many forms of interaction do you have, and what sort of personal relationship does in a cybernetic system? Many, and all, are human; the internet is merely a tool to help us progress and keep up to date, whilst we, with our ideas, destroy what AI draws its energy from. Let me explain: energy comes from the people of the past who lived and did well; they provide us with clean information. And constructive, whilst the ‘devastators’ – some, not all – question their ideas through other people; they make the same mistake in different forms. I celebrate this, but from a distance.

Solo una pregunta si es importante la democracia para contruyen los mismos de antes en la destrucción. Y solo la información y la comunicación y el socializar y estar abandonado a cual quier tipo de información humana y ya sea animal mi segunda pregunta por qué permiten los mismos democrasitas en todas las reder la democracia empieza por qué tú piensas y haces que haces cuando intertuas cuántas formas de interacción tienes y que tipo de relación personal busca en un sistema sibernetico muchos y todos son humanos la internet solo son ayuda avanzar y actualizar mientras nosotros con las ideas destruimos lo que IA tiene como energía les explico la energía es las personas pasadas que vivieron y lo hicieron bien nos brindan una información limpia. Y constructiva mientras los devatistas unos no todos cuestionan sus ideas por Medio de otras personas comente el mismo error en diferentes cuerpos mis celebro pero ala distancia

Benjamin von Wyl
Benjamin von Wyl SWI SWISSINFO.CH
The following contribution has been automatically translated from DE.
@Anonymous

I’m not sure I understand your question, but I get the impression that you’ve already provided an answer – at least for yourself

Ich bin nicht sicher, ob ich Ihre Frage verstehe, aber ich habe den Eindruck, Sie haben - zumindest für sich - selbst eine Antwort gegeben

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Pierre Merlin
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It all depends on how you define the word ‘democracy’. If we say that today’s hyper-individualism is democracy, then no. If we think of the public good, or even the good of humanity as a whole, then yes, without a doubt.____Yahoo Mail: Search, organise, control____On Wed, 18 March 2026 at 7:07, SWI swissinfo.ch__ wrote:__Show truncated content

.Tout dépend du sens qu'on donne au mot démocratie. Si on dit que l'hyperindividualisme actuel est la démocratie, non. Si on pense au bien public, voire au bien de l'humanité entière, oui, sans aucun doute.____Yahoo Mail : Recherchez, organisez, maîtrisez____Le mer., mars 18, 2026 à 7:07, SWI swissinfo.ch__ a écrit:__Afficher le contenu tronqué

Benjamin von Wyl
Benjamin von Wyl SWI SWISSINFO.CH
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@Pierre Merlin

Good afternoon, Mr Merlin,____“Hyper-individualism” is probably more an expression of a particular set of values within a democratic system. However, the debate – and the accompanying article – is less concerned with that and more with the question of how AI might affect the political system. ____So I would ask in return: what does democracy mean to you?

Guten Tag Herr Merlin,____"Hyperindividualismus" ist wohl eher Ausdruck einer bestimmten Wertehaltung innerhalb eines demokratischen Systems. Die Debatte, wie auch der zugehörige Artikel, befasst sich ja aber weniger damit, sondern mit der Frage, wie sich KI auf das politische System auswirken könnte. ____Entsprechend frage ich zurück: Was ist denn Demokratie für Sie

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