Today, It’s November 6, 2052. The AI Voting System We Trusted Is Showing Cracks... And No One Knows Why

It’s November 6, 2052, and we’re heading to the virtual voting booths once again to elect a new president. But these aren’t the polling stations of yesteryear; no lines, no paper ballots. Since 2040, most of us have left the decision-making to AI — an advanced neural network of decentralized nodes powered by the Mask Blockchain, a system meticulously designed by Mask Company back in the 2030s. This system was marketed as a beacon of objectivity, combining artificial intelligence with decentralized technology to ensure each vote reflected a fair, unbiased analysis of each candidate.

Mask Company promised a future where decisions were based on “pure reason” — the AI weighs each candidate’s policies, historical performance, and predicted outcomes before recommending the best choice for each citizen. And most of us let it, believing in its promise of impartiality and flawless logic. Trust grew to the point where we stopped questioning, and by 2052, nearly 80% of the population uses Mask’s AI Voting Assistant to cast their votes.

But this year, something feels... off.

A few days ago, rumors began circulating on masked forums, whispers about unusual discrepancies in the AI recommendations. A glitch? A bias? No one was certain…