We cannot ignore the proliferation of AI technology in our everyday lives. In our democracy, how can AI enhance our engagement in society, keep the government in check and improve the function of democratic processes? Join us as we discuss this with a spectrum of speakers, co-hosted with The UK Democracy Network.
Collective intelligence describes a form of collective decision-making, which is being increasingly enabled by technology. However, deliberative technologies are soon becoming able to not only summarise, but recommend and predict what we say; therefore blurring the lines of agency between human input and that of AI when generating collective intelligence. How can we achieve consensus decision-making enhanced by technology, that still empowers the human participant?
Flipping the script now to harness collective intelligence to govern AI itself. In collaboration with Chatham House, vTaiwan and The AI Objectives Institute, find out more about OpenAI grantee the 'Recursive Public’. Building on the idea of 'recursion', this project utilises a mix of digital and face-to-face processes to convene diverse groups from across a diversity of backgrounds.
A recent MSc graduate from the Edinburgh Futures Institute shares his findings from his master’s thesis: ‘Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Citizens’ Assemblies: benefits, concerns, and future pathways’. This research mapped out seventeen ways that AI could be used within Citizens’ Assemblies, and analysed the democratic, institutional, and ethical implications of AI integration.
Part of Oxford University's pre-incubation programme, learn how deliberAIde is integrating AI into democratic processes to encourage broader participation and more equitable decision-making through custom AI-solutions through their innovative AI Operations for Democratic Participation approach. Adapting their strategy to meet the specific needs of organisers and policymakers, concrete examples of potential AI-solution designs at different levels of sophistication and costs is showcased.
"Built to power the next generation of Democracy Tools" - in this webinar, Jeremy Evans of Embeddables traces how educational democracy tools have evolved, and failed to evolve, since the rise of social media, explores how AI changes this landscape, and describe the shifts that his organisation believes are necessary for the civic tech community to finally turn the tide.
Politicians spend millions on digital campaigns. They accumulate detailed data about voters. They harness the power of Big Tech to help them reach millions or even billions of people. Now, with generative AI openly accessible, UK political campaign spending limits raised by 80% and questionable amendments being passed through the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - are we in a perfect storm for another Cambridge Analytica with the upcoming elections of 2024? Or is it all hype? Hear from Sam Jeffers, Co-Founder of Who Targets Me, to decide for yourself.
Full Fact is a team of independent fact checkers and campaigners who find, expose and counter the harm caused by bad information. They fight for the right information to reach the people who need it most, whether that’s individuals making decisions about their health or who to vote for, or politicians debating the future of our country. Hear more from Chris Morris and Kate Wilkinson about how Full Fact are now developing world-leading technology and new research to spot repeated claims, and tackle bad information at a global scale.
Fora, named after the plural of forum, is an AI-supported sense-making platform developed by Cortico and the MIT Centre for Constructive Communication (MIT CCC). Earlier this year, the MIT CCC and DemocracyNext announced the launch of a two-year pop-up lab to harness powerful technologies to support the proven model of Citizens' Assemblies worldwide. In this session, you will learn about the tech-enhanced citizens' assembly model and discuss how it might apply to other forms of deliberative democracy and democratic innovation.
In our two-party system, the political party model has remained unchallenged - until now. With questions around representativeness and accountability, together with the availability of fast-developing technologies, we can start to Re-Imagine Political Parties in the Age of AI. This session is part an exciting new series, starting the discussion around Dr Kate Dommett's paper 'What People Want to See in Parties Today' and using the collective intelligence platform Thinkscape, created by Unanimous AI.
Meta's trillion-dollar social media platform Facebook has had its fair share of scrutiny for its role in global digital democracy. And yet, they have successfully hosted thousands of people in “Community Forums”, where participants from around the world engage in live deliberation and voting on important matters of platform policy. Meanwhile, the Oversights Board of Meta has gone from strength to strength as elections shake nation states across the world. Current members include human rights lawyers, and a Former Prime Minister of Denmark. Despite the reputation of 'Big Tech', do we have a thing or two to learn from Meta?