Decision-makers worldwide face complex AI challenges, often without sufficient input from non-technical stakeholders, resulting in a democratic deficit. To address this, we propose the Permanent Symposium on AI (PSAI), a novel facilitation of inclusive, interdisciplinary, global dialogue on AI. This work-in-progress study is part of a larger research project investigating the challenges and gaps between governance and technical expertise in AI decision-making. This study leverages a Grounded Theory Autoethnographic (GTA) approach to document the end-to-end development and design considerations in envisioning the PSAI. Our approach will inform the future design choices in developing and testing of the PSAI - ensuring transparency, contextual relevance, and effectiveness. This specific auto-ethnographic endeavor seeks to highlight the need for a Permanent Symposium on AI and document the considerations, challenges, and hopes in designing one.
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