Post-Partisan Chatbots for Peace

Getting past our post-truth paralysis: Communicating across the divide became nearly impossible once everyone decided they were entitle to their own facts. We at least need to agree upon the evidence that defines a problem before we can effectively discuss collaborating on a solution. Artificial intelligence has an amazing ability to “average out” conflicting information into an objective “truth.” In this project, we let reds and blues take turns adding books and documents to a chatbot’s reference library, and then ask it to take both sides into consideration when answering tough questions on policy. Because those answers are based upon a balanced set of reference documents, the answers are balanced, giving red and blue a solid place to start their dialogs. We also conduct the first few rounds of conversation with that chatbot’s as facilitator to keep things civil and fact based. Net result: constructive conversation that incorporates everyone’s point of view, and builds trust between the parties.

AI-Powered Platform for the People

A force multiplier for red-blue, grassroots collaborations: With artificial intelligence now added to most online tools, it’s time for ordinary people to employ it to make their civic and political efforts more effective. AI can power the processes of deciding what a group wants, designing campaigns to persuade governments and corporations to cooperate, and then monitor their actions to ensure they follow through. We’re assembling the AI products needed to provide these capabilities into a single platform and are seeking red-blue collaborations to test drive it.