Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig
S5E22: Lifeboats: Kim Polese
Jan 19, 2024
In this episode, Lawrence Lessig talks to Kim Polese, career launcher of transformative technologies. They discuss how AI can support democracy, cognitive diversity in decision-making, addressing community issues, and different models of deliberation. They also explore an exciting AI project that aims to revive democracy.
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- An AI-driven technology called CrowdSmart utilizes open-ended questions and diverse participant responses to achieve an enlightened consensus, making it a valuable tool for collective decision-making and problem-solving.
- CrowdSmart, a platform that combines human expert knowledge with the power of AI, brings together a diverse group of experts to evaluate startup companies, resulting in significantly higher accuracy in predicting successful investments and promoting underrepresented founders.
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AI-driven technology for understanding and surfacing common understanding within a community
The podcast discusses an AI-driven technology that aims to build common understanding within diverse communities. By utilizing open-ended questions and collecting responses from a diverse group of participants, the AI system analyzes and ranks ideas while optimizing for diversity of thought. This approach helps achieve an enlightened consensus and reduces ingrained bias, making it a valuable tool for collective decision-making and problem-solving.
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