We welcome our favourite political scientist, Dr. Anna Colom, back on the show to dive into democracy: what is it really, how does AI threaten it, and how can it be built for real? Anna is a researcher with The Data Tank, a "think and do tank"; they work with people, organisations and institutions around the world to unlock data's potential: gathering, accessing, and reusing it responsibly, so we’re all better equipped to tackle the pressing issues of our time.

Mentioned in this episode:

  1. The Sciences of the Democracies - book by Jean-Paul Gagnon and Benjamin Abrams [permalink]
  2. The Tech Coup - book by Marietje Schaake [permalink]
  3. Polis - an open-source platform that helps entire cities, states, or even countries find common ground on complex issues [permalink]

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