Interview with Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang for Reboot Democracy

View the full conversation, including a table of contents for topics, from this interview with Audrey Tang, the first Digital Minister of Taiwan and author of Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy.

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On April 5, the Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI lecture series hosted Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang for a far-ranging conversation about her new book Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy, the role of a digital minister and their work on both cybersecurity and digital democracy.

Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI talks with innovative designers, thinkers, and changemakers from around the world working to “do democracy” differently in the age of AI.. 


Table of Contents

What is a Digital Minister: 0:01

The Job Description: 6:37

Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry: 9:47

Taiwan’s Pandemic Response: 13:30

AI & Democracy in Taiwan: 22:44

Safeguarding Elections: 25:33

Online Participatory Engagement: 31:28

Immersive, Shared Reality: 34:11

Advice for Students: 37:41

Audience Question – Polarization: 40:06

Audience Question – AI Considerations in Healthcare: 43:50

Audience Question – Identity: 48:47

Audience Question – Hopes: 52:55

 

The next event in our Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI lecture series will take place on May 16, at 5:00 PM ET. For a discussion about AI and the Future of Workplace Democracy, Seth Harris will be joined by Orly Lobel, Warren Distinguished Professor of Law and author of The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future. This event is co-hosted by the Power at Work blog. Register here.

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