india and artificial intelligence
Free, Fair Elections in India and Artificial Intelligence
The Election Commission of India (EC) is an independent and permanent constitutional authority in India in charge of organising free and fair elections. Organising elections in a country with a population of over 1.4 billion people is a tremendous undertaking, especially when they occur on a regular basis. While there is no doubt that EC is innovating its day-to-day operations, be it implementing technology like JARVIS to combat vote manipulation or a smartphone-based e-voting system, there, however, are numerous areas where it can improve, such as checking hate speech and foreign trolls. One of the main problems for the Election Commission today is to prevent vote counting manipulation. Many parties have repeatedly alleged irregularities in the election process, the primary reason being the way EVMs are used.