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Patrick Leavy
Patrick Leavy
@patrickleavy@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Just now finding out about https://pol.is/home - the #opensource software being used to reach community consensus to make policy.

First used by the Taiwan government, currently being used in a #Kentucky town called Bowling Green: https://www.webpronews.com/bowling-green-kentucky-uses-ai-to-bridge-divides-on-community-issues/

The idea is to give people a voice, reach consensus, reduce polarisation, and promote #democracy

It's open source and can be used by any community.

Anyone here have experience with Polis?

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Bowling Green, Kentucky Uses AI to Bridge Divides on Community Issues

Bowling Green, Kentucky, used AI platform Polis to analyze resident ideas and votes on community issues, uncovering surprising consensus across political divides on topics like parks, housing, and mental health. The low-cost initiative boosted engagement and informed planning. It highlights AI's potential to bridge societal divisions.

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Doug Webb
Doug Webb
@douginamug@mastodon.xyz replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

@patrickleavy sadly no experience despite seeing it come up again and again. (Having a live demo on your homepage makes a huge difference.) But if you want to spin up a conversation, I'll join!

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Patrick Leavy
Patrick Leavy
@patrickleavy@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

@douginamug I'm not sure about an immediate use case, but every residents association, village or town sub-area could benefit from this I think...

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Doug Webb
Doug Webb
@douginamug@mastodon.xyz replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

@patrickleavy (not having hands on experience has meant I also couldn't get that excited about it or recommend :/)

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