🎉 Just out in Policy and Internet!

Is AI in policymaking a fix or a threat?

This study, supported by @ispsyale.bsky.social, suggests AI's democratic legitimacy depends on how it is explained and integrated with public voice.

🔗Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Thank you for the excellent encapsulation of the AI & Democracy conference!

Honored to organize the mini-conference on AI & Democratic Governance at @ispsyale.bsky.social! This year, we explored the risks AI poses to democracy, approaches to governing it responsibly, and its potential to enhance democratic participation and representation.

Check out the full article at this link: jedem.org/index.php/je...

Delighted to see this work published in JeDEM. It highlights governmental commitments to #opengovernment in the context of democratic evolution (2020-2022), analyzing the core principles within its policy documents across 75 @opengovpart.bsky.social countries using NLP.

I am getting so many flashbacks these days from things I have only read about in history texts.

📣Excited to participate in the timely and relevant 2025 Marc Holzer Public Performance Symposium at ASPA in DC! The schedule is finalized—join our discussions on balanced approaches to performance management in the age of emerging technologies. www.aspanet.org/Conference20...

Key findings:
📍AI-integrated policymaking shows higher public policy evaluations, especially when paired with civic deliberation.
📍Reactions vary by demography and levels of understanding.
📍AI transforms public policy evaluations, heightening sensitivity among post-workforce groups.

New preprint 📄The experimental data analysis uncovers insights into how #AI-integrated policymaking reshapes public #policy evaluations, revealing nuanced dynamics. I welcome any comments and feedback to help refine this work further!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

We are excited to announce the recipients of our latest research and conference grants: bit.ly/3ZvyXAj

@winnievandijk.bsky.social @johneric.bsky.social @barbarabiasi.com @jacobwswallace.bsky.social @leegeiller.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social @nottone.bsky.social

It was an honor to host the conference on AI in Government at @ispsyale.bsky.social with stimulating conversations and reflections by the talented:
Savannah Thais, Kirk Bansak, Alan Gerber, Eddie Yang, Virginia Eubanks @geomblog.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social

New paper from Seulki Lee-Geiller, the newest addition to our Democratic Innovations team. "Technology Married to Good Governance and Diversity: Explaining E-Participation Preparedness in Government" sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Congratulations, Seulki Lee-Geiller, for winning the Walter Bagehot Prize from @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social.