Tracking Local Government with LocalLens

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.

🔔 Please fill out the audience survey and help us grow the show: http://www.aiinside.show/survey
🔔 Please support our work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshow

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!)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices