Season 242 Episode 8302
"S1 E53 - Ancestry.com Founder Launches Citizen Portal to Counter Decline of Local Journalism with A "
"Paul Allen Employs Proprietary Ethical AI Model to Monitor Public Meetings at Every Level of Government From the School Board to the White House http://s4g.biz/08feb24 AI Episode Summary 1. Paul Allen, the founder of Ancestry.com, is introduced as a ""rock star entrepreneur"" and is currently working on a new venture called Citizen Portal. 2. Citizen Portal is an AI-driven platform designed to empower citizens to become informed and engaged on issues at the local, state, and federal levels, addressing the decline of traditional media coverage. 3. The platform has imported and transcribed 600-700,000 hours of public meetings, making the content searchable and accessible to citizens. 4. Paul's vision is to fill the void left by the diminishing newspaper industry by giving citizens firsthand access to government proceedings and facilitating a new generation of informed citizens. 5. The ethical AI model used at Soar, called PURE AI, focuses on creating AI that is Personalized, Uplifting, Responsible, and Ethical. 6. Paul plans to launch around 15 corporations in the next 2-3 years, including Faith Portal AI for religious content, Learning Portal, and Workplace AI Portal, aimed at improving human capability and decision-making. 7. Family and Friend Portals are also in the pipeline to help enhance relationships, countering the rise in loneliness, stress, and isolation exacerbated by platforms like Facebook. 8. Citizen Portal is currently running a crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine to further develop the platform and strengthen democracy. 9. The platform aims to create a personal voter scorecard by indexing content from elected officials and opposition candidates, providing personalized, issue-based insights for voters. 10. Paul attributes his success as an entrepreneur to his superpower of ""ideation,"" the ability to come up with new ideas, which he pairs with executing strengths and building teams to bring ideas to reality. http://superpowers4good.com "
