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title: "At MIT, Martha Minow speaks on sustaining democracy, both by using and overcoming AI"
date: 2026-10-23
source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/martha-minow-speaks-on-sustaining-democracy-using-overcoming-ai-1023
description: "In Compton Lecture, the distinguished legal scholar warns of potential “loss of the Enlightenment” while suggesting ways innovations can meet our civic and cultural needs."
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# At MIT, Martha Minow speaks on sustaining democracy, both by using and overcoming AI

In Compton Lecture, the distinguished legal scholar warns of potential “loss of the Enlightenment” while suggesting ways innovations can meet our civic and cultural needs.

*Published: 2026-10-23*