The Weaponization of Generative AI and Domestic Information Manipulation: A Comparative Analysis of Electoral FIMI in Guatemala, Ecuador, and Honduras (2023–2025)
This paper analyzes the systemic threat of election-related Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference and proposes a decentralized democratic defense model based on Jean Cloutier’s émirec concept, introducing cognitive friction into digital consumption to foster bottom-up epistemic resilience.