Cory Alpert
PhD
Social Theory
Cory Alpert is a PhD researcher at the University of Melbourne looking at the impact of AI on democracy. He served for three years in the White House during the Biden-Harris Administration as an Advance Associate in the Executive Office of the President, primarily detailed to the First Lady and the Second Gentleman of the United States. He was previously an advisor to the humanitarian response and war crimes investigations in Ukraine, and the senior policy advisor to the President of the US Conference of Mayors. In addition, Cory is an alumnus of three Presidential campaigns, including as regional chief of staff for Pete Buttigieg’s historic 2020 campaign. He has also he’d senior staff and advisory roles on Senate, House, Gubernatorial, mayoral, and state legislative races across the United States. He has also advised the UN Secretary-General on political and youth engagement.
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Thesis
Toward a theory on the impact of AI on democracy
I look at the social-psychological impacts of human interactions with AI systems and how that has downstream implications on democratic legitimacy. I am ultimately interested in the threats to democracy in a modern society and how those are addressed.
Research interests
- Democracy,
- Artificial intelligence
- Elections
- US politics