Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week-
- Europe Plans Stronger Action On Targeting Of Political Ads (Forbes)
- Foreign ministry’s budget rises 3.5 pct for next year with focus on virtual diplomacy (YONHAP News Agency)
- Companies are now writing reports tailored for AI readers – and it should worry us (The Guardian)
- Police drones are starting to think for themselves (The New York Times)
- Massachusetts May Become First State To Ban Police Use Of Facial Recognition (Forbes)
- Facebook will start removing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines (Forbes)
- Algorithms control your online life. Here’s how to reduce their influence (Mashable)
- A Prominent AI Ethics Researcher Says Google Fired Her (Wired)
- UK appoints new Consul-General in SF, with new Technology Envoy role (TecChrunch)
Some light reading- The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
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