Roundtable #3: Can AI Level the Playing Field for Independent Candidates?

​Independent candidates remain at the margins of U.S. democratic competition. This roundtable explores how emerging tools can reduce the cost of outreach, policy research, compliance, and voter engagement and the risks of automation, bias, and platform dependency. Together, we will explore opportunities in the field, imagine what infrastructure is still missing ... and build first prototypes to fill these gaps.

​​This roundtable is for founders, experts, hackers, users, and funders who turn ideas into reality. Technology identified or built during this series may be eligible to present to high profile users at Æthos during curated symposiums later this year.

​​The evening will unfold at Æthos, an AI hub by MIT in Kendall Square on Thursday, February 26th, 2026 at 5 pm.

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