How Artificial Intelligence could influence Zimbabwe's 2023 elections

Image by Commonwealth Secretariat on Flickr, used under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license. Following years of citizen mistrust of election management bodies and perceived lack of transparency, the use of biometric technology such as people's physical and behavioural characteristics in political processes has swept across Africa. As Zimbabwe heads for general elections, constitutionally due in 2023, the campaign season will soon be in full swing. The country held by elections on March 26, 2022, which saw the opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) bagging 22 out of the 28 National Assembly seats. Although these by elections were a litmus test of the main election set for next year, what role is artificial intelligence expected to play in shaping political outcomes?