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Tracking Local Government with LocalLens

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Jason Howell talks with Matt Post, co-creator of LocalLens, an AI-powered platform revolutionizing access to local government information by summarizing and analyzing meeting data across municipalities.


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INTERVIEW: Matt Post, thelocallens.org

  • Overview of LocalLens as an AI-powered database of local government meeting summaries
  • Discussion of the importance of local government transparency and participation
  • Explanation of how LocalLens collects and analyzes data from various local government meetings
  • Challenges of scaling LocalLens to cover more municipalities across the United States
  • How LocalLens has helped uncover noteworthy local government actions
  • Addressing concerns about AI accuracy and potential errors in summaries
  • LocalLens' approach to correcting inaccuracies and linking to original sources
  • Potential future applications of AI in government transparency, including multimodal AI
  • Plans for expanding LocalLens and seeking partnerships or funding (contact Matt Post!)

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