As a system of elected representative government, democracy is predicated on the principles of popular sovereignty, contingent consent of the governed, universal suffrage that grants every adult identical voting power, the protection of their ability to vote for any political preferences without state intimidation, and the rule of law to guide collective decision making. Next, like other digital tools, AI is transforming who controls information flows and how such information can be leveraged, also altering politics and the balance of wealth. In this scenario, these companies would gain a disproportionate share of the profits from new AI tools, intensifying inequality and potentially increasing their influence on technology’s direction and the centralization of information control.