AI and its potential impact on liberal democracy

Since 1992, Francis Fukuyama has often been called upon to explain how his prediction of the definitive dominance of the liberal democracy model after the fall of communism has been tested by events - by the internal convulsions in Western democracies and by the apparent success of authoritarian regimes such as China. But his theory has never lost its appeal. It has never ceased to be a field of debate in contemporary political thought.

In an interview with Kathimerini, the Stanford University professor, political scientist, political economist, international relations scholar and writer discussed the challenges facing authoritarian states and their "legitimacy" in the modern world, the potential impact of new technologies such as artificial intelligence on liberal democracies, and their possible impact on the strength of illiberal regimes.

According to Professor...