Associate Professor Peter Aagaard - AI and Public Affairs, beyond the hype

Oct 21, 2024

New episode of the Persuaders Podcast is out! The only podcast only about Public Affairs... 

 

 

This time we dive into one of the hottest and most hyped trends in our field: AI and lobbyism. 

 

 

My guest is Peter Aagaard, Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University in Denmark. 

 

 

Peter has recently published an essay called "Digital lobbying 2.0," about AI and lobbyism, as a part of the Danish Democracy and Power Study. 

 

In the episode we cover:

 

•  Is AI "the weapon of the minority"? Or have we heard this before?
• The AI-hype and similarities with the SoMe-era
• What will AI mean for the politicians on the receiving end of these AI-tools/functions?
• Which skills will be needed to succeed in Public Affairs in the future if AI changes the playing field?
• My (contrarian) take on AI - or digital innovation - and Public Affairs 

 

Check out www.anderskopp.com for more resources about Public Affairs.

 

Host: Anders Kopp

 

Producer: Sidsel Kaae Nørgaard .

 

Shownotes: 

 

• Peter Aagaards research: 

https://forskning.ruc.dk/en/persons/peteraa

 

• Peter Aagaards essay in the Danish Democracy and Power Study (in Danish only):

https://ps.au.dk/fileadmin/Statskundskab/Billeder/Forskning/Forskningsprojekter/Magtudredning/Essays/Essay_af_Peter_Aagaard.pdf 

 

• Other research mentioned:

Alberto Bitonti - "Tools of digital innovation in public affairs management: A practice-oriented analysis" https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pa.2888