AI & Democracy Coworking Day
Come cowork with other folks thinking about AI & democracy!
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Logistics
When you arrive, use the code 1776# to get in the front door. Then, take the elevator up to the 3rd floor.
We recommend bringing bikes inside.
Timing & Schedule
Times might shift, check for updates closer to the event!
Come for any period of time between 9am-5pm.
9am: Light breakfast with coffee and pastries
10am: "Preparing for policy by algorithm" with Marci Harris (POPVOX Foundation)
11am: "AI & Surveillance" with Nicole Schneidman (Protect Democracy)
12:30: Catered lunch
2pm: "Democratic AI, + AI for Deliberative Democracy" by Aviv Ovadya (AI & Democracy Foundation)
3pm: "What is Public AI and why do we need it?" with Gideon Litchfield (Futurepolis)
Plus, you're invited to these extra events hosted by Mox in the evening:
5:30-6pm: Dinner
6:30-7pm: SB1047 documentary screening
7-9pm: ML reading group
Meetings & unconference
Meetings: If you'd like to reserve a conference room to host a meeting or discussion, email rachel [at] goldengateinstitute [dot] org!
We'll have a whiteboard up for unconference-style sessions you can propose the day of!
Why this event?
AI both poses significant challenges to democracies, and provides opportunities for better governance. If you're reading this, you are probably part of a nascent field of experts in either democracy or AI who are interested in topics like the following:
Using AI to bolster democratic institutions
The threats that advanced AI might pose to democracies (surveillance, concentration of wealth, disinformation, etc.)
Ensuring that the path of advanced AI builds power for democracies instead of autocracies
Governance of AI companies
We want to build a community of practice in San Francisco around these intertwined issues.
Hosts
This event is co-hosted by the Golden Gate Institute for AI, POPVOX Foundation, Futurepolis, OneOneVentures, New_ Public, the Plurality Institute, the AI & Democracy Foundation, and Safe AI Fund.
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Journalists: You are welcome to attend, but conversations at this event are off-the-record unless otherwise stated.