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Public Data. Personal Questions. AI Answers. | Dan Barkhuff of Civly
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AI Visibility Podcast with Jason AI Wade
The information was already public. Finding it—and figuring out what it meant—was the hard part.
Civly founder Dan Barkhuff joins Jason AI Wade to explore how AI is changing that equation. A former Navy SEAL and emergency physician, Dan explains how an idea for automating political compliance turned into a research business serving customers beyond campaigns.
The conversation follows the data: from public filings and old posts to donor lists, background research and the answers AI assistants give about people and organizations. Along the way, Jason and Dan discuss privacy, reputation, the potential for manipulation, and what happens when powerful research tools become more affordable.
Dan also offers a different angle on money in politics: what if running a campaign simply cost less?
Inside the conversation:
The founder story: SEAL teams, emergency medicine and Civly.
A compliance product that opened the door to research.
Public information that becomes more revealing when connected.
Applications across business, athletics and journalism.
What AI says about you—and efforts to change those answers.
Donor data, fundraising calls and campaign costs.
Why Dan sees practical implementation as AI’s immediate opportunity.
Daniel “Dan” Barkhuff is founder and CEO of Civly, an AI-powered research and intelligence company serving politics, business, athletics and nonprofits. A Naval Academy graduate and former Navy SEAL, he studied medicine at Harvard and practices emergency medicine in Vermont. He also founded Veterans for Responsible Leadership.
Jason AI Wade of BackTier hosts the AI Visibility Podcast, exploring how AI shapes discovery, reputation and the information people use to make decisions.