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Episode SummaryIn this episode, Dr. Caroline Green is joined by Ambassador Audrey Tang to introduce the “6-Pack of Care” framework—a practical architecture for embedding civic care into AI governance. Moving beyond abstract debates about AI futures, Tang and Green explore how attentiveness, responsibility, competence, responsiveness, solidarity, and symbiosis can form the foundation for AI systems that strengthen human relationships rather than undermine them. From real-world applications in social care to global policy discussions, this conversation offers hopeful, actionable pathways for creating technology that supports pluralism, community, and relational health.Guest Bio – Ambassador Audrey TangAmbassador Audrey Tang is a Fellow of the Institute for Ethics in AI's Accelerator Programme, and is a Taiwanese digital minister, civic hacker, and global advocate for digital democracy. As Taiwan’s former Minister of Digital Affairs, Tang pioneered radical transparency, open government, and participatory digital tools that brought citizens directly into policy-making. Known for their leadership in building pluralistic, collaborative frameworks for technology governance, Tang continues to advise international bodies, research institutes, and civic groups on AI ethics, digital rights, and democraticinnovation. Their work bridges philosophy, policy, and engineering, focusing on how technology can nurture civic participation and collective flourishing.Topics CoveredMoving from the vision of plurality to the architecture of civic careDefining civic care as designing AI around relational health and community needsThe 6-Pack of Care framework:Attentiveness – noticing needs before optimising outcomes Responsibility – public pledges, accountability, and alignment assembliesCompetence – delivering support that strengthens, not weakens, human relationshipsResponsiveness – designing adaptable systems that empower those closest to harmsSolidarity – building infrastructures of cooperation, interoperability, and portabilitySymbiosis – bounded, community-rooted AI (the kami metaphor) instead of singularityApplications of civic care in social care systems and family caregivingThe role of AI in co-production and amplifying unheard voices in policymakingTang’s reflections on telepresence, co-presence, and re-presence in diplomacy and civic lifePractical tools such as alignment assemblies, sense-making, and WEVAL.orgWhy plurality, solidarity, and symbiosis must guide AI policy and global governanceResources and LinksThe 6-Pack of Care microsite – https://6pack.careAccelerator Fellowship Programme – Institute for Ethics in AI, University of OxfordWEVAL Wiki Evaluation Platform) – https://weval.orgDedicate (AI care assistant for family caregivers) – https://dedicate.lifeCollective Intelligence Project – https://collective-intelligence-project.org