Conversations in the Public Interest

A New Form of Civic Journalism Driven by
Skidmore Students Using AI and Other Digital Tools

Otter / NotebookLM/ ChatGPT / ElevenLabs / Podcastle/ STQRY/ ArcGIS/ Zoom/ Substack/ Squarespace

AIMING TO BECOME SELF-SUPPORTING

 The Smartacus Neural Net is a suite of machine-learning tools by which our team mines and publishes expert knowledge in a
new form of civic journalism.

We host interviews in Zoom, transcribe them in Otter, organize and interpret them in NotebookLM, shape them into polished narratives with ChatGPT, and give them voice with ElevenLabs.

These tools comprise a collaborative intelligence that aids us in listening deeply, remembering faithfully, and telling stories that matter.