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Introduction: under the influence of the artificial intelligence and other digital technologies and trends, the “input” of the political system inevitably receives from the environment the impulses producing variable and uncertain consequences and radically transforming the system as a whole or its individual subsystems and functions. The discourse of modern political knowledge does not seem to give due consideration to the political science understanding of artificial intelligence as a phenomenon of modern politics and administration in the context of digital transformation. Objectives: to reveal the political science foundations of artificial intelligence, to identify the features and potential of artificial intelligence for modern political theory and public administration practice in the context of world experience and Belarusian political and legal realities in the conditions of digital transformation. Methods: discourse analysis, case studies, systems methodological approach, SWOT analysis, political forecasting methodology, comparative studies. Results: political phenomena are explained, evaluated and predicted in the context of big political data analysis, Web 3.0 virtual-real interface modeling of political system, automation and intellectualization of managerial activities and political practices, proactive political decision-making and public service delivery, digital profiling and social scoring of individuals and legal entities, new deepfake tools for post-truth politics and “soft power”, etc. Conclusions: in the conditions of digital transformation, the political theory of artificial intelligence is being formed, within which the political science community of higher education develops new programs and disciplines for the specialty “Political Science” in the field of artificial intelligence. The use of artificial intelligence technologies in politics and administration, on the one hand, is predetermined by numerous significant advantages and wide opportunities; on the other hand, it is associated with a number of weaknesses, serious external risks and threats that should be taken into account when making decisions concerning the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies into the political system.
Elena M. Ilyina (Sat,) studied this question.