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On July 21st, Elon Musk shared a tweet featuring an AI-generated fashion show of world leaders. The AI fashion show soon went viral, given the satirical depiction of world leaders and due to its realistic appearance. Although the fashion show was clearly generated by AI, the video did demonstrate the extent to which this technology... Continue Reading →
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- Inside the powerful Peter Thiel network that anointed JD Vance (The Washington Post) China Is Closing the A.I. Gap With the United States (The New York Times) OpenAI working on new... Continue Reading →
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- How Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Became Tech’s Steely Eyed A.I. Gambler ?(The New York Times) Google Close to Its Biggest Acquisition Ever, Despite Antitrust Scrutiny (The New York Times) ‘Amazing’ new technology... Continue Reading →
The term ‘dual-use technology’ is used to denote technologies that may have both civil and military applications. Such is the case with Global Positioning Systems or GPS which are used to help track and identify targets for missile attacks and are also used to help drivers navigate in cars. Another example is drones which may... Continue Reading →
The 'middle-ground' is as important to diplomacy as it is to society. It is in the middle-ground where diplomats can meet and resolve differences. It is in the middle-ground where different citizens, with different opinions, can meet to discuss issues of shared concern. It is therefore in the middle-ground where action may be initiated. In... Continue Reading →
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- Iran-linked Website Leaks Secret Israeli Data (Haaretz Newspaper) The Technology Powering Taylor Swift, Netflix and the Sphere (Bloomberg) AI scientist : "We will expand intelligence a millionfold by 2045"| (The Guardian)... Continue Reading →
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