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Alice Siu Featured in PBS Documentary: A Brief History of the Future

A Groundbreaking six-part exploration of what our world could become. Hosted by futurist Ari Wallach, the series delves into various forward-looking concepts, including the crucial role of citizen participation in shaping democracy. In the episode titled The Power of Deliberative Democracy, Alice joins Wallach in a discussion that highlights the transformative potential of engaging everyday citizens in the decision-making process.

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“The prospect of mass automated deliberation is at hand.”
“The prospect of mass automated deliberation is at hand.”

Fishkin, J. ., Bolotnyy, . V. ., Lerner, . J. ., Siu, A. ., & Bradburn, . N. . (2025). Scaling Dialogue for Democracy: Can Automated Deliberation Create More Deliberative Voters?. Perspectives on Politics, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1537592724001749

“After having acquired more knowledge about the concrete use cases, participants were overall more supportive of using AI in the decision processes.”
“After having acquired more knowledge about the concrete use cases, participants were overall more supportive of using AI in the decision processes.”

Arnesen, S. ., Broderstad, T. ., Fishkin, . J. ., Johannesson, M. ., & Siu, A. . (2024). Knowledge and support for AI in the public sector: a deliberative poll experiment. AI & SOCIETY . https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-02104-w

“Does deliberation produce any lasting effects?”
“Does deliberation produce any lasting effects?”

Fishkin, J., Bolotnyy, V., Lerner, J., Siu, A., & Bradburn, N. (2024, February 6). Can Deliberation Have Lasting Effects?. American Political Science Review. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423001363

"Using this platform reduces the logistical overhead that would apply to an in-person deliberation and removes the need to hire and train human moderators."
"Using this platform reduces the logistical overhead that would apply to an in-person deliberation and removes the need to hire and train human moderators."

Gelauff, L., Nikolenko, L., Sakshuwong, S., Fishkin, J., Goel, A., Munagala, K., & Siu, A. (2023). Achieving Parity with Human Moderators. The Routledge Handbook of Collective Intelligence for Democracy and Governance. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003215929-15

“Group polarization, while a very worrisome phenomenon, can be avoided with the right precautionary measures.”
“Group polarization, while a very worrisome phenomenon, can be avoided with the right precautionary measures.”

Khan, Y. ., & Siu, A. (2023). How College Students Can Depolarize: Evidence for Political Moderation Within Homogeneous Groups. 29(2). https://doi.org/doi.org/10.3998/mjcsl.5140