Why Public Engagement ?

Democratic Engagement for the AI Era

Artificial Intelligence

Why Public Engagement ?

DateSeptember 11, 2025, 3:00 PM ET

Duration60-minutes

Understand the case for public engagement in an AI era. Discuss the values, risks, and potential of AI to support civic participation—if designed well. Come away with a nine-step checklist for designing effective and efficient engagement with AI.

Learning Goals

Understand the case for public engagement in an AI era
Identify risks, benefits, and tradeoffs of using AI for civic participation

Speakers

Beth Simone Noveck

Founder of InnovateUS and AI Advisor, NJ Innovation Authority

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Danielle Allen

Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, Harvard Kennedy School

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Why Public Engagement ?

Why Public Engagement ?

Deliberating with the Public: Democratic Engagement Series Wrap up

Co-Creating with the Multi-Lingual Communities

Listening to the Public with AI

Building a Better Conversation: The Engaged California Model

Ask Me Anything: Inviting, Summarizing and Responding to Public Comments

Solving Problems with the Public

Citizen Assemblies and AI

Defining Problems with the Public

Designing Smarter Engagement with AI

Different AI Horses for Different Courses: Matching Tools to Purpose