Leveraging AI for Democracy: Civic Innovation on the New Digital Playing Field

3 essays by Beth Kerley, Carl Miller, and Fernanda Campagnucci outline possible paths toward a prodemocratic vision for AI

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In an overview essay based on insights from the Forum’s expert workshops, Beth Kerley reflects on the critical questions that confront organizations seeking to deploy AI tools. In the second essay, Fernanda Campagnucci, spotlighting the work of Open Knowledge Brasil, explores how AI advances are creating new opportunities for citizens to scrutinize public information. In the final essay, Demos’s Carl Miller sheds light on how AI technologies that enable new forms of civic deliberation might change the way we think about democratic participation itself.