Susan Abbott: On Democracy, Civil Society, AI, and Media

About this episode

Ravi Joseph interviews Susan Abbott about democracy, civil society, AI, and media.

In this episode, host Ravi Joseph speaks with Susan Abbott, a strategist and researcher of democracy and communication. They talk about the relevance of inquiry into democracy today, the possibilities of deliberative democracy, the future of AI in government, and more. Susan’s salon series starting July 2: https://interintellect.com/series/democracy-and-its-discontents Susan’s website: https://crosspollinateconsulting.com/ Find Ravi on X: https://x.com/rjkarmayogi

People in this episode

Host: Ravi Joseph

Guest: Susan Abbott

Topics covered

• democracy
• civil society
• AI
• media
• deliberative democracy

Keywords

• democracy
• civil society
• AI
• media
• deliberative democracy
• communication
• strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Interintellect, Cross Pollinate Consulting

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