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AI and Democracy Initiative
BUILDING DEMOCRATIC CAPABILITIESTHE AI & DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION (AIDF) DEVELOPED AND DISSEMINATED NON-PARTISAN RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH CAN BE USED FOR AI GOVERNANCE AND BEYOND. THIS INCLUDED: CONVENING TOP DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY PRACTITIONER ORGANIZATIONS FOR DEEP-DIVE PROCESS EXPLORATION AND IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOPS; DOCUMENTING DELIBERATIVE ASSEMBLY WORKFLOWS AND ESTABLISHING A FUNCTIONS-BASED RESEARCH APPROACH TO DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY; DEVELOPING COST MODELS FOR TRACKING AND COMPARING RESOURCE UTILIZATION ACROSS DELIBERATIVE PROCESSES; DEVELOPING A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR ADAPTING MACHINE LEARNING TOOLS TO SUPPORT THOSE PROCESSES; AND INSTIGATING, CO-ORGANIZING, AND SUPPORTING AN INTEROPERABLE DELIBERATIVE TOOLS INITIATIVE. THIS WORK WAS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED AT CONVENINGS INTERNATIONALLY. THESE ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY ADVANCED THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MORE GENERALLY BY BUILDING FOUNDATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRACTITIONER CAPACITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$56KDemocratic Processes in AI Development
PROMOTING ADOPTION AND INTEGRATION OF DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES IN AI DEVELOPMENTTHE AI & DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION (AIDF) WORKED TO INTEGRATE DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAKING INTO AI DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES. AIDF'S WORK INCLUDED: COORDINATING AND CO-AUTHORING AN INITIAL WORKING PAPER PROPOSING A FRAMEWORK FOR INCREASING DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAKING FOR AI; STARTING THE DELIBERATIVE TOOLS ACCESS PROGRAM WITH AN INITIAL PARTNER; SUPPORTING THE TOP AI LABS ON EXPLORING APPLICATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES; AND PRESENTING ON THIS WORK AT NEURIPS AND OTHER VENUES. THESE ACTIVITIES PROMOTED THE INTEGRATION OF DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES INTO AI DEVELOPMENT BY MAJOR TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS AND POLICYMAKERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$37.7K
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