How malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy

Published in Science, 2026

Malicious AI swarms pose emergent threats to democracy by manufacturing fake public consensus, manipulating online discourse, and undermining trust in information ecosystems.

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Bibtex

@article{schroeder2026malicious,
  title={How malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy},
  author={Schroeder, Daniel and Kunst, Jonas R. and Cha, Meeyoung and Baronchelli, Andrea and Bostrom, Nick and Christakis, Nicholas and Garcia, David and Goldenberg, Amit and Kyrychenko, Yara and Leyton-Brown, Kevin and Lutz, Nina and others},
  journal={Science},
  year={2026},
  publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science},
  doi={10.1126/science.adz1697}
}