Innovation
Jan 23, 2026
Sami Mahroum
The key to success for high-trust technocracies like Singapore and the United Arab Emirates is that they have figured out how to deliver visible policy results while remaining responsive to ever-evolving public concerns. Now, new AI tools help low-trust democracies do the same.
DUBAI – At a time when public trust in government across established democracies has reached alarming lows, many worry that AI will worsen the problem by fueling disinformation and diminishing trust in facts themselves. But new AI tools could be part of the solution to democracies’ trust deficit.
