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California's November ballot has 30+ decisions on it. We built OpenBallot to make them easy. Now we need a marketer who can make it famous before the election. Know someone who lives for this kind of challenge? Share or apply: drive.google.com/file/d/1A_H7...
The Protopian Prize deadline approaching! Seeking previously unpublished short stories of 500 - 6,000 words in two categories; Public AI & Democratic Futures. Deadline: July 31, 2026. $3k Prize per category protopianprize.com
The Protopian Prize | The Fiction Contest
The Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting you to share your vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles, and making real change. “Protopian”—a word coined by Kevin ...
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Elected officials don’t always understand their communities. Can civic assemblies bridge the gap? US cities are turning to randomly selected residents to help resolve divisive policy debates www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Elected officials don’t always understand their communities. Can civic assemblies bridge the gap?
US cities are turning to randomly selected residents to help resolve divisive policy debates
theguardian.com
Respect and Disrespect in Deliberation across the Networked Media Environment: Examining Multiple Paths of Political Talk
Of the people, by the algorithm: how AI transforms the role of democratic representatives?
Of the people, by the algorithm: how AI transforms the role of democratic representatives? - AI & SOCIETY
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in democratic governance, a fundamental question emerges: how does AI transform the role of political representatives? This review analyzes AI’s impact…
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Researchers trained an LLM to serve as an AI mediator that helped small UK groups find common ground while discussing divisive political issues
AI can help humans find common ground in democratic deliberation
Finding agreement through a free exchange of views is often difficult. Collective deliberation can be slow, difficult to scale, and unequally attentive to different voices. In this study, we trained…
science.org
AI is changing the physics of collective intelligence--how do we respond?
AI is changing the physics of collective intelligence—how do we respond? | Brookings
Jacob Taylor and Scott Page explore how AI is changing the physics of collective intelligence, and the challenge now is to design systems that strengthen shared problem-solving rather than erode it.
brookings.edu
Using LLMs to Enhance Democracy -
Using LLMs to Enhance Democracy - Minds and Machines
LLMs are among the most advanced tools ever devised for understanding and generating natural language. Democratic deliberation and decision-making involve, at several distinct stages, the production…
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From Efficiency to Deliberation: Rethinking AI’s Role in Institutionalizing Democratic Innovations
From Efficiency to Deliberation: Rethinking AI’s Role in Institutionalizing Democratic Innovations | Article | Politics and Governance
Arild Ohren, Elizabeth Calderón Lüning, Čedomir Markov, Max Stearns
cogitatiopress.com
Design Is Governable. Now What? What should digital governance prioritize next--and why--asks Lena Slachmuijlder via Tech & Social Cohesion
Design Is Governable. Now What?
What should digital governance prioritize next—and why—asks Lena Slachmuijlder
techandsocialcohesion.substack.com
Democracy Needs AI That Listens - Article by Audrey Tang @audreyt.org via The Renovator
Democracy Needs AI That Listens
One of the most democratic uses of AI, I have learned, is broad listening — not broadcasting. AI helped citizens listen to each other at scale. It did not decide in their place. It made co-presence…
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What Do Americans Think They Owe Each Other? A large-scale study of civic responsibility Article by The Beacon Project
What Do Americans Think They Owe Each Other?
A large-scale study of civic responsibility
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The Protopian Prize deadline approaching! Seeking previously unpublished short stories of 500 - 6,000 words in two categories; Public AI & Democratic Futures. Submission deadline: July 31, 2026. $3k Prize per category
The Protopian Prize | The Fiction Contest
The Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting you to share your vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles, and making real change. “Protopian”—a word coined by Kevin…
protopianprize.com
The Politics of Privacy: Autonomy and Power in the Digital Age - this collection examines how human agency, democracy, and freedom can flourish in the algorithmic age. featuring @glenweyl.bsky.social & @audreyt.org web3privacynow.metalabel.com/politicsofpr...
The Politics of Privacy: Autonomy and Power in the Digital Age
Bringing together leading thinkers across technology, philosophy, and law, this collection examines how human agency, democracy, and freedom can flourish in the algorithmic age.
web3privacynow.metalabel.com
New Book out now: "Finding Light Through the Cracks" Reinventing Democracy with Audrey Tang by Martin Rausch with Tom Atlee & Jenna Buechy Free PDF: files.designer.hoststar.ch/68/48/68485e... Hardcopy and ebook available on amazon
Institute for Responsive Government seeks Senior Policy Advisor. Learn more & apply: jobs.responsivegov.org/apply/bCEeGz...
Senior Policy Advisor - Institute for Responsive Government - Career Page
Policy analysis, state-level policy campaigns, legislative policy, administrative policy, policy proposal analysis,
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The AI & Democracy Foundation is hiring for Program Director / Project Leads, AI Strategy Lead / Director, and Chief of Staff! Learn more and apply: airtable.com/appHnaEzJEzX...
Airtable | Everyone's app platform
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
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Make voting less painful with Openballot.app - now live for San Francisco & Oakland! Just in time for the June 2026 special elections. Please share with your communities - we’d love everyone to experience how easy voting should be!
OpenBallot
Lead the way, together.
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The Collective Intelligence Project Research Fellowship Call for Proposals: Pilot Cohort Work -- with proprietary datasets and produce original academic and public-facing outputs at the intersection of AI, public values, and democratic governance. Deadline May 15: www.cip.org/research-fel...
Research Fellowship — The Collective Intelligence Project
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New America seeks Program Manager Program Manager (Part-Time Contractor) for their “Imagining the Future of Government” research initiative. Learn more and apply: newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/K0Hn1B...
Program Manager (Part-Time Contractor) - New America - Career Page
Apply to Program Manager (Part-Time Contractor) at New America in Washington, DC.
newamerica.applytojob.com
Join Tech and Social Cohesion for their Global Expo 2026: From Harm Mitigation to Intentional Design. Explore intentional tech design for trust and collaboration. Full day virtual event May 20, 2026 Register here: www.techandsocialcohesion.org/expo-2026-re...
Expo 2026 Register
Register for the Global Expo 2026 on May 20. Join technologists, civil society, and peacebuilders exploring intentional tech design for trust and collaboration.
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Funding Opportunity: Public Benefit Innovation Fund by Center for Civic Futures. Distributing $10 million across 15 teams building capacity within government to implement and sustain emerging tech. Deadline May 15th, 2026 www.centerforcivicfutures.org/resources/ou...
CCF
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Edge Esmeralda is back! A month-long popup village for builders, researchers, and creators working at the frontiers of tech, science, and culture. Healdsburg, CA, May 30 to June 27. edgeesmeralda.com
Edge Esmeralda 2026 (May 30 - June 27)
Join 500+ builders, researchers & founders at Edge Esmeralda; a month-long popup village for people building a brighter future in Healdsburg, CA (May 30–June 27, 2026)
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Conflict Superintelligence - AI will be smarter than humans, but will it escalate or de-escalate human conflict? Article by @jonathanstray.bsky.social www.betterconflictbulletin.org/cp/193280041
Conflict Superintelligence
AI will be smarter than humans, but will it escalate or de-escalate human conflict?
betterconflictbulletin.org
Five Lessons for Building Sustainable Data Systems to Support Policy Insights datacatalog.urban.org/five-lessons...
Five Lessons for Building Sustainable Data Systems to Support Policy Insights
Policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and community leaders rely on data to understand their communities’ needs and the effectiveness of programs and policies aimed at improving lives. Yet many da...
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"AI could create unprecedented abundance — or a future we can’t take back. How we get to the good outcome is the defining question of our time." Read full article from @justinrosenstein.bsky.social: fortune.com/2026/03/29/r...
I helped build Facebook and saw it go wrong. AI is headed the same way | Fortune
I also co-founded Asana and One Project, and we have to move away from the White House's self-regulation framework for AI.
fortune.com
Only 3 days left! Submit expressions of interest for Cooperative AI Summer School 2026. Over 5 intensive days, participants will attend talks from leading researchers and work on collaborative projects tackling real cooperative AI challenges. Deadline March 22 www.cooperativeai.com/summer-schoo...
Cooperative AI
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Collaborative Governance for a Stronger Democracy by Thamy Pogrebinschi via Centre for Public Impact @cpi-foundation.bsky.social centreforpublicimpact.org/resource-hub...
Collaborative Governance for a Stronger Democracy - Centre for Public Impact
Public problems today are increasingly complex, cross-sectoral, and resistant to unilateral solutions. Yet sustained collaboration remains the exception.
centreforpublicimpact.org
Job Alert: @voting.works is hiring a Head of Business Operations! Learn more an apply: votingworks.breezy.hr/p/152eb4aa51...
Head of Business Operations at VotingWorks
About VotingWorks Elections are the foundation of democracy, and democracy depends on elections that are broadly trusted. Over the last 20 years, public trust in the technology that powers our electio...
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