Freedom and Manipulation Inclusive Digital Democracy Personal Data and User Profiling Public Authority
Framework for Democratic AI Governance: Roadmap and recommendations for European policymakers

This policy brief focuses on short-term action (2026-2028) around AI governance and provides practical guidelines for experts and policymakers. It introduces a framework that embeds democratic pillars — participation, freedom, equality, transparency, knowledge, and the rule of law — directly into the entire AI lifecycle.

Effect of Technology:
Bias Democracy Disinformation & Misinformation Epistemic effect Inclusion/Exclusion Law Legitimacy Opacity Polarisation Surveillance
Democratic values:
Equality Fairness Participation Rule of Law Transparency Trust
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AI and Awareness AI and Culture Ethics and Trust in AI Freedom and Manipulation Inclusive Digital Democracy Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Public Authority SSH Researcher
Serious Game - Empower Your Digital Decisions

This section presents the KT4D serious game, an interactive tool to engage players with ethical dilemmas surrounding advanced knowledge technologies.

Effect of Technology:
Agency Bias Concentration of Power Culture Democracy Disinformation & Misinformation Inclusion/Exclusion Legitimacy Polarisation
Democratic values:
Accountability Fairness Participation Pluralism Trust
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Algorithmic Accountability Critical Digital Citizenship Freedom and Manipulation Personal Data and User Profiling Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Industry Public Authority SSH Researcher
Recommendation Algorithms Explainer

The Recommendation Algorithms explainer aims to demonstrate how algorithms work on social media platforms. It allows the users to simulate their experience on a social media platform, where their choices shape a personalised feed.

Effect of Technology:
Autonomy Bias Concentration of Power Culture Epistemic effect Inclusion/Exclusion Individuals Legitimacy Opacity Polarisation Society Surveillance
Democratic values:
Accountability Fairness Pluralism Transparency Trust
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AI and Awareness Ethics and Trust in AI Public Authority SSH Researcher
Bibliography of KT4D Social Risk Toolkit Module B: AI, trust and awareness

Module B focuses on the risks AI poses for social fairness and trust: how the use of AI-based tools can generate inequality or dishonesty, particularly when human productions differ in nature (e.g. creative vs. repetitive tasks), and how such dynamics impact trust between individuals and institutions.

This document contains the Bibliography of KT4D Social Risk Toolkit Module B: AI, trust and awareness.

Effect of Technology:
Agency Individuals Legitimacy Society
Democratic values:
Equality Fairness Trust
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Critical Digital Citizenship Freedom and Manipulation Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Computer Scientist Industry Public Authority SSH Researcher
Risks to individual freedoms of speech and action

Since our liberal democracies generally employ forms of representativeness to their institutions, the impact of AI on free and fair elections is also one of the key ways in which technology affects our polities. The level of acceptance of the results from the elections - the legitimacy of the outcome - rests largely on how those who end up with less power shares in the representative system see the fairness of the election process itself.

Effect of Technology:
Agency Autonomy Bias Disinformation & Misinformation Epistemic effect Inclusion/Exclusion Individuals Polarisation Privacy Society Surveillance
Democratic values:
Accountability Deliberation Equality Fairness Participation Transparency Trust
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