Interview, AI and the Future of Citizenship. Age of AI Podcast, October 19 2025
I joined the Age of AI podcast to explore how artificial intelligence is quietly transforming the way governments think, decide, and rule. From the rise of “political machines” to the idea of a new Third House of democracy, we unpack what happens when citizens become data—and how power itself is being rewritten in the age of automation.
Interview, Diplomacy, Data, and Decision-Making. What’s Working in Washington - May 8 2025
I sat down with the What’s Working in Washington podcast to explain how machines are reshaping how governments understand and interact with citizens.
AI Sees More Than You Think—Do We Need a Third House? Ignite Talks - Smart Ideas From Around the World - Betaworks, New York, April 4 2024
Governments don’t just watch where we go—they track our emotions, online lives, and even social connections. With AI making more public decisions, legacy institutions can’t keep up. In this talk, I argue for a radical idea: a “third house” of digital democracy, where citizen avatars represent us against government AI. Could our phones hold the key to future governance? Ignite Talks is a global speaker series and talk format.
Every Ignite Talk is exactly five minutes long, with twenty slides that auto-advance every fifteen seconds. The unique constraints require an increased level of creativity from the speaker and add an element of excitement for the audience. Ignite Talks events have been held in over 350 cities on six continents and have sparked tens of thousands of talks.