The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is inviting submissions for a spring 2025 symposium focused on how institutions can prepare for the potential impacts of AI on democratic freedoms.  

From the Knight Institute's Call for Abstracts: “Advanced AI is already transforming society, and is likely to bring even more profound changes to our economic, political, cultural, and associative lives. With these changes come obvious threats; among the most profound is their potential to undermine democratic freedoms —including at least the civil and political liberties that democracies protect, and the basic right to stable and functioning democratic institutions….Through an initial closed-door work-in-progress workshop, and a subsequent public event to launch the resulting papers and to engage stakeholders, we will galvanize this emerging field, providing a resource and leadership to researchers and policymakers alike.”  

The call for abstracts is open through this Friday, September 20th. For more information about the themes of the symposium and how to submit an abstract, visit: https://www.knightcolumbia.org/blog/call-for-abstracts-artificial-intelligence-and-democratic-freedoms