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Action research center studying and co-designing data-driven & participatory decisions #data #opendata #innovation #datacollaboratives #crowdlaw. Learn more at: thegovlab.org
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Dec 18
Hello all, we at The GovLab are excited to launch our new presence on Bluesky! 🦋

The GovLab is an action research center that studies how institutions and individuals can use technology and science to make more effective, equitable, and legitimate decisions to solve public problems.
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 3h
Excited to welcome Elana Banin as Interim Comms Director at @burnescenter.bsky.social + Editor of @rebootdemocracy.bsky.social!

Her first blog post analyzes the UN’s new AI resolution, arguing legitimacy isn’t declared, it’s built from the ground up.

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#GlobalAIWatch
The Next UN: AI, Power, and What Global Governance Must Become
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 1d
New on Reboot Democracy's Research Radar: The AIMES Lab at @northeasternu.bsky.social is pioneering methods in “Silicon Sampling” using AI to simulate public opinion in early-stage survey design.

📖 Read the full piece:
Silicon Sampling: When Communications Practitioners Should (and Shouldn’t) use AI in the Survey Pipeline
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 2d
AI is ravenous, and public datasets feed its growth. In Spain with @opengovpartnership.org this week, we ask: what do we get in return?

If public data fuels private innovation, it’s time to demand civic licenses, open benchmarks & public returns.

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#RebootDemocracy #OGPSummit
Feeding the Beast: Powering Democratic AI with Open Data
AI’s biggest breakthroughs were built on public datasets; the next wave should be, too. If governments make data AI-ready and keep access open, we can power tools that explain laws, improve services,…
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 6d
This week's news in AI + democracy:

🔹 California passes first U.S. AI safety law
🔹 Experts weigh in on Spain’s landmark ruling on algorithmic transparency
🔹 New frameworks for peace tech + civic procurement

More in our weekly roundup 👇
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#NewsThatCaughtOurEye
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 7d
📣 Spain’s Supreme Court just made algorithmic transparency a constitutional right. A huge step forward for democracy.

@jlmarti.bsky.social breaks down the significance of the Bosco ruling and why it matters beyond Spain.

🧵 Read: buff.ly/J36Ig6K

#GlobalAIWatch #DigitalDemocracy
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 8d
A new post by Sofía Bosch Gómez of @burnescenter.bsky.social spotlights AIEP, an AI tool co-designed with parents to navigate IEPs and build civic power.

🤝 Trained parent leaders
📱 WhatsApp-based AI literacy
🏫 Schools now adopting

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#AIandEducation
When Communities Lead, Appropriate Tech and Change Follow
Co-designed with parents, the AIEP tool is both a technical solution and a catalyst for civic power for families of children with diverse abilities. By building AI literacy through in-person training…
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 9d
Today on Reboot Democracy: A close review of friend.com, the AI “wearable” marketed across NYC subways as a cure for loneliness.

It listens, responds, and records, without consent. What should we do about it?

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#ResponsibleAI #TechEthics #RebootDemocracy
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 13d
Congress adopts Copilot. Spain backs algorithmic transparency. Trump-linked firms profit from AI chip diplomacy. And a new People Powered guide reframes participation platforms as governance choices.

📖 Read this week’s News That Caught Our Eye:
News that Caught Our Eye #77 - News That Caught Our Eye
Congress will roll out Microsoft Copilot for 6,000 House staffers. Ohio launches an AI-powered public safety app while Albania’s AI “minister” echoes a South Korean experiment. A Supreme Court ruling
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 14d
Participation only works when tools match purpose.

Dane Gambrell reflects on @peoplepowered.bsky.social's new platform guide + how to design engagement that works. Read the post buff.ly/EMyd7b9

Then join us tomorrow at 3pm ET for a workshop: buff.ly/1lC39Uc
Choosing Wisely: A New Resource for Picking the Right Participation Platform
Choosing a digital participation platform is a governance choice. Dane Gambrell's latest post explores what the new Guide to Digital Participation Platforms gets right, the idea that participation…
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 16d
Governing with AI: Why Albania’s “Chatbot Minister” isn’t a stunt. History shows digital tools can fight corruption & build trust, if they deliver visibility, accountability & recourse.

📖 Read @bethnoveck.bsky.social on Reboot Democracy: buff.ly/mcXex09
Governing with AI: Why Albania’s Chatbot Minister Makes More Sense Than You Think
The Washington Post dismisses Albania’s chatbot minister as a gimmick. Yet Seoul proved 25 years ago that well-designed digital systems can curb corruption by limiting discretion and increasing…
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 21d
🎙️ TOMORROW at 2PM ET: Join Senior Fellow Dr.
@alisterfmartin.bsky.social
for a free InnovateUS workshop on how AI is cutting through red tape to unlock access to SNAP, WIC, Lifeline, and more.

💻 Register here: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 26d
💡 How can AI help people enroll in federal benefits?

Join Dr. @alisterfmartin.bsky.social for an @innovateus.bsky.social workshop on how improve equity in benefit enrollment using AI.

@linkhealth.bsky.social, @ahdemocracy.bsky.social

📅 Sept 17, 2pm ET
💻 Register: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · 28d
Research Radar 🔍

For Reboot Democracy, Dane Gambrell analyzes recent report on @rand.org, @stimsoncenter.bsky.social exploring AI and policymaking.

rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/putting...
Research Radar: RAND on AI-Enabled Policymaking: Opportunities, Obstacles, and the Road Ahead
A report on a recent workshop cohosted by RAND, the Stimson Center, and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change explores how AI can support more effective policymaking. AI shows promise for automat...
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InnovateUS @innovateus.bsky.social · 29d
Join us on September 30 for a free workshop on AI-supported public engagement! @bethnoveck.bsky.social and Dane Gambrell will explore how to define clear goals, reach the right participants, and turn public input into actionable results using #AI. Register here events.zoom.us/ev/AsyVb0keS...
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Sep 8
🚀 Join our Reboot Democracy Workshops this fall, an
@innovateus.bsky.social series led by @bethnoveck.bsky.social, and Danielle Allen, @harvardash.bsky.social

Real practitioners, real tools starts Sept 11! Learn more and register for workshops: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reboot2...
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Beth Simone Noveck @bethnoveck.bsky.social · Sep 8
🚀 Launching Reboot Democracy Workshops! Learn how AI makes public engagement actually work. No more "democracy theatre" - real tools for real impact.

An @innovateus.bsky.social series w/ Danielle Allen and @harvardash.bsky.social, @thegovlab.org

Starts Sept 11! rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reboot2...
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Beth Simone Noveck @bethnoveck.bsky.social · Sep 4
I'll join Danielle Allen of @harvardash.bsky.social on Sept 11 for the first workshop of the @innovateus.bsky.social series Reboot Democracy: Designing Democratic Engagement for the AI Era.

Why Public Engagement❓

Register! innovate-us.org/workshop-ser...

@thegovlab.org, @burnescenter.bsky.social
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Sep 4
🤖 “As digital technologies including AI are deployed in a growing range of settings including the workplace, they pose a particular threat to workers’ rights..." poweratwork.us/fired-by-an-...
@poweratwork.bsky.social
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Sep 4
🚧 “The conversation about AI and workers is often centered on which human jobs might be ‘replaced by robots,’ rather than what working humans want from AI tools..while some workers find AI useful for repetitive work other respondents wanted more"
@marketplace.org
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Sep 4
👁️‍🗨️ “Donald Trump revealed his administration’s plan for AI... the plan promises to center American workers. Despite the label as worker-centered, Trump’s plan avoids the hard questions about how AI will reshape the future of work...
@poweratwork.bsky.social
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Sep 4
⛑️ “It's a sad case of another day, another company laying off hundreds of people as their jobs become automated by AI. This time, the firm in question is TikTok, which is replacing human moderators in favor of artificial intelligence."
@midian182.bsky.social
www.techspot.com/news/109194-...
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Sep 4
🚨 “The Trump administration’s AI Action Plan marks one of the most ambitious attempts to consolidate global leadership in artificial intelligence...the policy raises serious concerns for countries of the Global South... "
@techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/why-trumps-n...
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Sep 4
🌎 “The United States hopes to use machine learning to create and distribute propaganda overseas in a bid to ‘influence foreign target audiences’ and ‘suppress dissenting arguments,’...
@theintercept.com
@sambiddle.com
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Pentagon Document: U.S. Wants to “Suppress Dissenting Arguments” Using AI Propaganda
The U.S. is interested in acquiring machine-learning technology to carry out AI-generated propaganda campaigns overseas.
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Sep 4
🎒 "Ohio has become the first state to require K-12 public schools to adopt policies on artificial intelligence…‘You have to have some guard rails in place,’
@karenkasler.bsky.social
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Sep 4
⚡ "[AI] product releases continue to drop at a breakneck pace…while innovation surges ahead, governance frameworks lag...The result? A growing gap between technological capability and societal safeguards.
@alltechishuman.bsky.social
@rebekahtweed.bsky.social
alltechishuman.org/all-tech-is-...
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