Happy New Year! The 2024 election is now officially around the corner. There is much at stake and our democracy is on the ballot yet again. Each cycle, technology has revolutionized our political landscape — and this year will be no different, especially with the explosion of generative AI. Now is the time for us to hit the gas on progressive AI and tech innovation and adoption. Early investments in infrastructure are key in pushing us toward Democratic victories.

We wrapped 2023 by awarding 14 incubation grants from our Progressive AI Lab, the hub for progressive and democratic AI innovation. To build a deeper understanding of this technology and highlight its latest developments in 2024, we are co-hosting the AI in Campaigning and Organizing Summit in Washington, DC on January 30th with Cooperative Impact Lab and Zinc Labs. We invite you to join us and invite your colleagues.

HGL is also creating an AI-focused Landscape Report, set for release in the spring of 2024. We want to hear from you, how you are using AI, and what AI tools you are building. Let us know through our AI Landscape Report community submissions (more below). Thank you for your critical year-round work building progressive power.

Join us in Washington, DC on January 30th for the AI in Campaigning & Organizing Summit. Co-hosted by HGL's Progressive AI Lab, Cooperative Impact Lab, and Zinc Labs, this summit is for leaders, practitioners, and experts from the progressive and Democratic organizing and campaign spaces to build a foundational understanding of this technology, present on current work, and identify gaps ahead of the 2024 election. This event includes in-depth Q+A with experts, innovative case study presentations, and interactive breakout conversations on applications of GenAI, followed by a happy hour to connect with fellow attendees. Seats are free but limited — grab your spot here.

We are tracking innovations and trends in AI across the political tech landscape to capture developments in this rapidly-changing technology ahead of the 2024 elections. This spring we will be releasing an AI-focused version of our annual Landscape Report.

As usual, we want to get input from our community. Are you using AI in an interesing way and want to share with the ecosystem? Are you building a political AI product? Do you want to be featured in the AI Landscape Map? Submit your work through the AI Landscape Report Community Submissions form.

Looking to use generative AI tools in your campaign or organizing efforts? We wrote this guide for progressive campaigns and advocacy organizations to explore the generative AI tools in political tech. Check out what green flags to look for and red flags to avoid when selecting AI tools, as well as HGL portfolio companies that are leading in this space.

Check out 40+ political tech job openings on the HGL Portfolio Jobs Board. Apply to be the Operations Manager or Software Engineer at Daisychain, Product Manager at Relentless, Customer Success Manager at Clipbook, Senior Software Engineer or Senior Product Designer at Grow Progress, and more.