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Future Tools: DECODE

4 years ago 10 min read Future Tools Open Source participatory Public Policy democracy

People should have greater agency and control over their data. Can the collection and use of data be democratized? Can a democratic society collect and use data responsibly, and with the consent of citizens? Can people have greater access and input on how their data is used and why?

Future Tools: Decidim

5 years ago 7 min read Future Tools Open Source democracy Public Policy Municipal participatory

Digital decision making tools are becoming increasingly accessible and applicable to our societies. Decidim (meaning “to decide” in Catalan) is a free and open source platform developed by and for the city of Barcelona, that is now being adapted and used by communities around the world.

Distributed Federated Artificial Intelligence

5 years ago 4 min read AI distributed democracy participatory Privacy Public Policy

AI is tyrannical by default, due to the false assumption that it has to be centralized, unresponsive, unaccountable, and inevitable. Yet there’s no reason why AI can’t be democratized. Imagine for a moment that we live in such a world. What would that look like?

Internet as paradox

5 years ago 5 min read Internet Open Source participatory

The Internet is impossible to understand. As a subjective medium it is experienced differently by each person that uses it.