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.

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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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