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Just landed in Berlin for the Political Innovation Summit tomorrow and this weekend! Say hi if you're here

We're late to the ✨ party but we've launched a chatbot interface for interacting with the CTFG!! https://app.civictech.guide/ask-ai

Want to kick the tires?

At very least it's hopefully better than searching? I'd be very curious about your experience using it, good or bad. There's an anonymous feedback from at the bottom of this page, and more details in today's newsletter (where you can also 1-click vote on its utility) here: https://mailchi.mp/civictech/fgf-01-16-26

Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/trump-federal-worker-layoffs-interviews/685321/
Happy International Day of Democracy! Celebrate by exploring the latest participatory democracy projects from around the world (https://app.civictech.guide/category/participatory/r/recbDGjw7YsqzRZn2 ) or attending one of the many democracy innovation events today (https://civictech.guide/calendar)

Last month:

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A new project launched!
SentimentTube Analytics. Unlock insights from YouTube comments with the power of AI
Check it out: https://studio--sentimenttube-analytics.us-central1.hosted.app/
A new project launched!
Democratic AI is Possible. The Democracy Levels Framework Shows How It Might Work. In this paper, building on insights from the theory and practice of deliberative democracy, we provide a "Democracy Levels" framework for evaluating the degree to which decisions in a given domain are made democratically.
Check it out: https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.09222
A new project launched!
Democracy Levels. A shared language for democratic AI
Check it out: https://democracylevels.org/
A new project launched!
3D Dialogues: Pro Democracy and Civic Space Narrative Efforts. A collection of narrative initiatives, specific campaigns, and resources to promote narrative strategies
Check it out: https://tai-collaborative.my.canva.site/democracynarratives
A new project launched!
Electa. We train women to win elections. For candidates across the political spectrum from EU member states, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland.
Check it out: https://www.electa.net/