METAGOV SEMINAR SERIES: RECENT RELEASES AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Welcome to our latest Metagov News newsletter! We're excited to share updates on our recent seminar releases and upcoming events in the world of digital governance.
RECENTLY RELEASED SEMINARS
We're excited to announce the release of four new seminars, now available to watch on both YouTube and Internet Archive. In response to feedback about slow load speeds and buffering issues on Internet Archive, we've started posting the seminars on Metagov's YouTube channel as well. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated on our latest archived videos, including seminars and other content from Metagov.
Introducing KOI
Brooke Ann Coco, Luke Miller, Ellie Rennie, Michael Zargham
This seminar explores the KOI (Knowledge Organization Object Infrastructure), a system designed for collective governance of knowledge in non-hierarchical groups. The team explains how KOI facilitates knowledge-sharing between groups and reimagines traditional data management systems. They also discuss privacy concerns and how users can opt in or out of data usage within KOI.
Watch the seminar - | Youtube | Internet Archive |Experimental Governance Sandboxes and LLM Agent-Based Simulations
Denisa Kera
Denisa Kera dives into the possibilities of using AI agents and prompts as tools for governance. She explores how experimental sandboxes offer an alternative to rigid regulatory frameworks, emphasizing participatory governance for AI. Kera highlights ongoing experiments with agent-based simulations that aim to keep AI development aligned with democratic values.
Watch the seminar - | Youtube | Internet Archive |On Neural Quorum Governance
Anke Liu (Stellar Development Foundation)
Anke Liu presents Neural Quorum Governance (NQG), a new model blending reputation-based voting with group delegation to enhance democratic decision-making. Liu discusses NQG's application in the Stellar Community Fund and its potential for industry-wide adoption.
Watch the seminar - | Youtube | Internet Archive |New Book: Blockchain Governance
Primavera De Filippi, Wessel Reijers, and Morshed Mannan
Launch of Blockchain Governance, a new book that critically examines the legal and political aspects of blockchain. The authors explore how blockchain provides a new framework for governance, examining decision-making processes in emergencies and the broader implications of “trustless” systems.
Watch the seminar - | Youtube | Internet Archive |
These seminars are part of our ongoing series that brings together researchers and practitioners in online governance. Learn more about the Metagov Seminar series.
UPCOMING SEMINARS
Mark your calendars for these exciting upcoming seminars:
Cohado: Designing Community Organization Strategies with Paulo Gregory
September 25, 2024 (12:00-13:00 PM EST (starting soon)
Inventor Paulo Gregory will introduce the Cohado® platform, a system designed to elevate collaborative processes by aligning with natural and indigenous systems. He will explain how its 8 underlying principles can be used in strategic design and implementation, sharing insights from real-world applications across various sectors. The seminar will also explore the potential for partnerships in governance, AI, blockchain, and neuroscience. More infoOn Evocracy (Evolutionary Democracy) with Carlo Michaelis
October 2, 2024 (12:00-13:00 PM EST (In 7 days)
Carlo Michaelis will present Evocracy, a method for content-oriented decision-making that uses hierarchical regrouping to aggregate solutions into a final decision. He will introduce its potential applications, the current state of the project, and its vision for web3 democracy. This seminar aims to gather feedback on the method and its strategy for implementation.
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