Cortico FAQ

General Questions

• How does Cortico work?
• What is Cortico?
• Why was Cortico founded?
• What is the relationship between Cortico and MIT?
• Who funds Cortico?
• Does Cortico have a political agenda?

Partnering with Cortico

• Who does Cortico partner with?
• What does Cortico offer to partners?

Youth Listening & Leadership with Cortico

• Youth-Adult Partnerships
• Why This Work Matters to Cortico Staff
• Does It Stick? (Sustainability & Impact)
• Time Commitment
• Privacy
• Technology & AI

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Data and Privacy

• Is the Cortico platform GDPR compliant?
• How will participants’ identities be shared?
• What are you doing with conversation records? Who will have access and how will they be used?
• How does conversation record access work?
• Where are the recordings that we submit to Cortico stored? How is this data protected?
• What are my responsibilities as a Cortico partner?

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Eligibility and Access

• What is the minimum age you need to be to participate in a Cortico conversation?
• Can non-English speakers participate?
• What about accommodating people with barriers to access?

Our use of AI

• What is the environmental impact of the AI used in Cortico’s platform?
• How does Cortico think about AI?
• What does “AI-assisted sensemaking” actually mean in practice?
• Is conversation data used to train AI?
• What kind of AI does Cortico use?
• What happens if the AI makes a mistake?