Prototypes
A portal designed for the richness and complexity of multiple perspectives. Each ‘explore page’ weaves together a set of highlights—sometimes aligned, sometimes in tension—into a central narrative to listen across communities and experience a range of contrasting narratives across the city.
Exploring new rituals, formats, and structures for coming together
Pilots & Programs
An auditable AI framework for tracing competing narratives across podcasts, conversations, and news
Research
Discovering semantically or emotionally salient moments in spoken discourse using LLMs
Research
A new civic infrastructure in Boston grounded in dialogue as a way to building “civic muscle” of democracy
Pilots & Programs
An AI interface that turns raw conversation audio into interactive maps
Research
A training ground to practice consensus-finding with real human perspectives
Research