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On Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, experts from the Crowd Counting Consortium, a network of researchers tracking political demonstrations across the U.S., shared their most recent data on the multitude of pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protests held nationwide since October 7.
This discussion was co-hosted by the Nonviolent Action Lab at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Journalist’s Resource at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
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Drawing from her experience deploying an AI-powered chatbot to share accurate voting information during Venezuela’s recent election, Isabella Picón explains how AI technologies can enhance electoral participation and support pro-democracy movements.
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Freddy Guevara offers a fundamental playbook for social activists on how to augment advocacy efforts with artificial intelligence technologies
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Building effective channels for the interaction between AI developers and activist communities is critical for innovating social mobilization and strengthening civil society.
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Archon Fung explores the history of student activism at Harvard and argues that such movements often bring a rare sense of “moral clarity” to universities nationwide — a crucial benefit of free speech and peaceful protest.
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Building effective channels for the interaction between AI developers and activist communities is critical for innovating social mobilization and strengthening civil society.
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Erica Chenoweth shares a brief addendum to the Nonviolent Action Lab’s workshop held in December 2024 on how AI can influence social mobilization, for better or worse.
