This chapter explores the concept of leveraging cognitive diversity in decision-making processes. It discusses the use of AI technologies to integrate the knowledge of a diverse group of individuals, reducing bias and optimizing for collective intelligence. Examples include evaluating startup companies for funding and addressing complex challenges like climate change and democracy.
Not all AI is democracy ending AI. Some can support democracy and make it better. In this episode, I talk to Kim Polese, whose career launching transformative technologies (beginning with Java) has landed with a democracy enhancing AI, CrowdSmart. We talk about its potential, as well as the open source alternative, pol.is.