Maximize neutrality

Ability to increase, demonstrate, or measure the neutrality of key aspects of a process.

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Process organizers

Process organizers seek to demonstrate their impartiality by creating governance procedures with strong incentives and review mechanisms.

Citizens' assembly organizers

Citizens' assemblies organizers will hire external facilitation teams and commit to their independence through formal governance arrangements. They will allow external auditors or evaluators to review the process and monitor for bias.

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AI Assurance Infra (Bias, Accuracy, etc.)

How can we translate mathematical bias guarantees from algorithmic settings to real-world human facilitation?

What are the appropriate metrics for measuring neutrality in information presentation, question framing, and synthesis?

How do we define and measure neutrality when legitimate value disagreements exist about what constitutes "neutral"?

How can we develop standardized neutrality assessment tools that can be applied across different cultural contexts?

How can we use third party verification of AI systems used in deliberation, using deliberation?

How can we design unobtrusive monitoring systems that don't themselves bias the deliberative process?

What are acceptable thresholds for intervention when neutrality violations are detected?

How can facilitators maintain neutrality while also ensuring productive deliberation?

Maximize neutrality

How this is performed now...

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AI Assurance Infra (Bias, Accuracy, etc.)

Related Goals and Research Questions

Goal: That neutrality can be defined and measured across different assembly components.

How can we translate mathematical bias guarantees from algorithmic settings to real-world human facilitation?

What are the appropriate metrics for measuring neutrality in information presentation, question framing, and synthesis?

How do we define and measure neutrality when legitimate value disagreements exist about what constitutes "neutral"?

How can we develop standardized neutrality assessment tools that can be applied across different cultural contexts?

How can we use third party verification of AI systems used in deliberation, using deliberation?

Goal: Real-time monitoring and correction of neutrality violations that is feasible.

How can we design unobtrusive monitoring systems that don't themselves bias the deliberative process?

What are acceptable thresholds for intervention when neutrality violations are detected?

How can facilitators maintain neutrality while also ensuring productive deliberation?

Goal: Product "Neutrality dashboards" that provide real-time feedback to facilitators and organizers.

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