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AI Unlocks Government Secrets: Meetings Made Simple
5 Dec
Summary
- AI transforms hours of city meeting videos into usable intelligence.
- Hamlet aims to be the 'Bloomberg' for local government information.
- New Hamlet TV uses humor to engage citizens in democracy.
Hamlet is revolutionizing access to local government information by employing AI to analyze hours of recorded city council and planning commission meetings. The platform transforms dense video content into actionable intelligence, a stark contrast to the often opaque and interpreted nature of traditional meeting minutes. This innovation stems from a desire to demystify local governance, making it more transparent for both citizens and private entities.
Initially focusing on citizen engagement, Hamlet found a significant market among real estate developers and political action committees who need to track local government decisions. For these enterprise clients, Hamlet offers agenda tracking, relevant topic alerts across multiple cities, and synthesized post-meeting summaries. The company has secured $10 million in venture funding, aspiring to become the go-to information source in this sector.
Expanding its mission, Hamlet launched Hamlet TV on platforms like TikTok and YouTube, using humor and highlighting surprising moments from meetings to draw citizens into the democratic process. Despite acknowledging Hamlet TV may not be a profit center, the company sees it as crucial for fostering civic participation, even offering its core tools free to local journalists.
