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‍The Good, the Bad and the Algorithmic: What impact could artificial intelligence have on political communications and democracy?

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The Good, the Bad and the Algorithmic: What impact could artificial intelligence have on political communications and democracy?

AI is not the Wizard of Oz

2026 — A year of competing narratives

Podcast conversation on AI, storytelling, and global narratives

AI bubbles?

Are we in an AI bubble? Lessons from the Dot-Com Era

Masterclass for the German Marshall Fund on communicating global issues at the city level

Seminar for European policymakers on AI for bureaucratic simplification

What doesn't change with AI?

Dan Morrison

Integrating AI thoughtfully in Academia - insights from Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe, Bologna

Group of 16 diverse professionals posing together in a modern conference room with IMF and iLab logos on the wall.

Presentation to the IMF on the new media landscape, AI for communicators, and positioning communications departments as leaders for AI adoption within organizations.

Topics covered: new power vs. old power; mis/disinformation; building trust; thought leadership; AI as the ultimate stakeholder.

Thought Leadership, AI, & Building Critical Thinkers, with Dan Morrison

Signal AI podcast. Thought Leadership, AI and Critical Thinking.

Topics covered: AI; data + human instinct; career arcs; persuasion from Aristotle to Don Draper; teasing signals from the noise; AI for critical thinking.

‍Leadership Lessons from the Iditarod

‍Leadership Lessons from the Iditarod

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Is AI altering how we value knowledge and expertise?

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The Vatican's take on Vatican’s take on the relationship between AI and Human Intelligence –Antiqua et Nova

Topics Covered: Relationship between AI and human intelligence; jesuit values of critical thinking, questioning, and dialogue; ethical considerations of AI; AI's role in the crisis of truth in public forums.

Presentation to the German Marshall Fund on integrating AI into organizations

Topics Covered: What's holding organizations back? How AI compares to the its general purpose technology prequel -- the Internet? How to create an AI mindset, and then communicate it across an organization. The consequences of not embracing AI. Why AI is a moonshot moment for several groups within organizations. Seizing the thought leadership high-ground. Telling a story of action and impact, not fear and caution.

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IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, Washington. Presentation to global journalists.

Topics Covered: New power vs. old power; challenges and opportunities - political/economic, platform changes, trust deficit, tech disruption, new media competition.

Video conference screen showing two main speakers, one in a home office with bookshelves and a bicycle, the other with a blue virtual background labeled 'Directorate-General for Translation,' and a sidebar with seven muted participants.

Presentation to several hundred EU policy makers on US/EU AI policy and integrating AI into organizations.

Topics covered: US vs. EU approaches; future divergence and convergence; the China backdrop; AI in critical thinking; strategies for public institutions to integrate AI; engage employees in the transition.

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Part 4 — What are the digital trends for politics and diplomacy?

💡 If you don't tell your story in this lightening-fast, digital world someone else will
💡The line between digital (avatars) and human influencers will blur
💡AI will make mis/disinformation worse before it gets better. It will also act as an antidote to combat it
💡AI will be a valuable co-pilot for promoting critical thinking

Letters

They Say Potato, We Say Potahto

Bridging The Vocabulary of American Division

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Data & AI in sports and communications

Dan Morrison & Kai Bucher

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The Good, the bad and the algorithmic presentation

The good, the bad and the algorihmic

Presentation to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on AI, disinformation, and citizenship

The Good, the bad and the algorithmic presentation

Career Lessons for Public Affairs and Communications in the Age of AI

The Good, the bad and the algorithmic presentation

Career Lessons for Public Affairs & Communications Professionals - Part 2

Planet Pitch Day

Planet Pitch Day

Angels and VCs dropping their nuggets of wisdom at Planet Pitch Day.

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Thought Leadership

Georgetown Innovation Lab

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‍I'm always proud to be an investor and a co-owner of Danish football (soccer) club, Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe...

‍I'm always proud to be an investor and a co-owner of Danish football (soccer) club, Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe...

‍Why the EU could become the global Al regulatory model and why non-European companies need to care

‍Why the EU could become the global Al regulatory model and why non-European companies need to care?

‍Harnessing cognitive diversity in the workplace - especially now

‍Harnessing cognitive diversity in the workplace - especially now

‍Acceleration on U.S. Cryptocurrency Regulation?

‍Acceleration on U.S. Cryptocurrency Regulation?

Democracies, Tell Your Story Or Someone Else Will

Democracies, Tell Your Story Or Someone Else Will

30 Years On, What Does Our Collective Report Card on Trust, Facts & Democracy Look Like?

30 Years On, What Does Our Collective Report Card on Trust, Facts & Democracy Look Like?

How Cross-Country Skiing Can Train You for the Workplace

How Cross-Country Skiing Can Train You for the Workplace

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The Day The Opera Curtain Came Down

The New Old Europe: A U.S. Perspective

The New Old Europe: A U.S. Perspective