AO AI Democracy Observatory

Measure authoritarian signals in political speech — openly, safely, and for free.

Upload a speech (text, PDF, or link). Our transparent pipeline scores it against democratic risk indicators and returns a human-readable report you can cite.

Research basis: Delgado-Mohatar & Alelú-Paz, When Algorithms Guard Democracy — integrating Levitsky & Ziblatt’s four dimensions with LLM analysis.

Demo (Illustrative)
Authoritarian Risk Index (max-score method)0 (low) — 10 (extreme)
  • • Rejection of rules
  • • Denial of opponents’ legitimacy
  • • Tolerance of violence
  • • Readiness to curb civil liberties

Scores are derived from transparent prompts and rubric; single extreme utterances matter (maximum-score emphasis).

Note: this demo shows a random example. Real analyses are reproducible via our public docs.

How it works

1) Upload speech

Provide a transcript, PDF, or a URL to a formal address by a public official or candidate.

2) Transparent scoring

We apply an auditable rubric derived from four core dimensions: rules, legitimacy, violence, liberties. Indicators and prompts are public.

3) Shareable report

You receive a concise PDF/JSON report with indicator maxima, excerpts, and caveats you can cite.

The approach prioritizes early warnings by tracking maximum values per indicator; a single extreme statement can normalize anti-democratic behavior.

Design principles

Preventive, not punitive

The system alerts; it does not censor. It’s a public instrument for vigilance and accountability.

Open & auditable

Prompts, indicators, and evaluation criteria are published so anyone can reproduce results.

Comparative & adaptive

The corpus and models are regularly updated to reflect new rhetoric and languages.

Context-aware caveats

We highlight dataset limits, translation bias, and the risks of over-generalization across cultures and eras.

Research reference: When Algorithms Guard Democracy: AI reveals hidden authoritarian patterns in political speech, Delgado-Mohatar & Alelú-Paz.

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FAQ

What exactly do you measure?

We map language to four diagnostic dimensions: rejection of democratic rules, denial of opponents’ legitimacy, tolerance of violence, and readiness to restrict civil liberties. Results emphasize maximum indicator scores to capture extreme utterances.

Is the system open and reproducible?

Yes. We will publish prompts, indicators, and evaluation criteria so others can replicate and critique findings.

Is this a censorship tool?

No. This is a preventive, public-interest monitoring service. It alerts, it does not censor.

Limitations and caveats?

Analyses depend on transcript quality, translation, and historical/cultural context. Numerical operationalization is a simplification and should be interpreted cautiously.