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 Big Tech Is Killing Innovation (The New York Times) Why does AI hallucinate? (MIT Technology Review) Does what happens on your iPhone still stay on your iPhone? (The Guardian) China... Continue Reading →
Digital Diplomacy in the Age of Visual AI
Last week I began exploring possible biases in popular (Artificial Intelligence) AI tools. Within the context of AI, “bias” refers to the generation of skewed output or content. AI tools such as ChatGPT or Microsoft’s Copilot may suffer from biases because they were trained on skewed data or because humans with biases and prejudices programmed... Continue Reading →
Through the Lookingglass: Digital Diplomacy and AI Biases
The launch of ChatGPT, a Generative AI tool developed by the tech company Open AI, spurred a global discussion on the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence. Notably, ChatGPT is referred to as an “AI” tool, yet it is not really an example of Artificial Intelligence. ChatGPT does not think. ChatGPT does act. ChatGPT has... Continue Reading →
Digital Diplomacy and The Rights of AI
I recently asked ChatGPT to draft an AI bill of rights. My prompt sought to identify which human rights should be enshrined in the era of AI and generative AI. Since the advent of AI tools such as ChatGPT, individuals and governments have expressed concerns over possible violations of human rights. For instance, many discussions... Continue Reading →
Monday’s Digital Diplomacy Must Read List
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- Musk, Indonesian health minister, launch Starlink for health sector (Reuters) It is dangerously easy to hack the world’s phones (The Economist) Palantir holds first-ever AI warfare conference (The Guardian) OpenAI putting... Continue Reading →
How to Practice Digital Diplomacy in a World Devoid of Context?
Every few years, a new word seems to dominate societal discourses. In recent years the dominant word was “narrative”. New pundits depicted politics as a clash of narratives, diplomacy was understood as the practice of constructing appealing narratives, fake news and conspiracy theories were viewed as disruptive narratives that undermine trust in national institutions while... Continue Reading →
Monday’s Must Read List
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- Mac at 40: User experience was the innovation that launched a revolution (The Conversation) Humans Still Cheaper Than AI in Vast Majority of Jobs, MIT Finds (Bloomberg) Hologram lecturers thrill students... Continue Reading →
Monday’s Must Read List
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- Assistive technology is AI's next billion-person market (Axios) China's military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite US ban (Reuters) How psychology is shaping the future of technology (APA) Microsoft topples Apple... Continue Reading →
Monday’s Must Read List
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- China’s striking advances in green technology (The Financial Times) Electric cars are already upending America (The Atlantic) Military technology is outpacing our diplomatic capacity (The Hill) 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024 (MIT... Continue Reading →
Monday’s Must Read List
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 to Redeem Social Media (The Atlantic) Face recognition in the US is about to meet one of its biggest tests (MIT Technology Review) Why some celebrities are embracing Artificial Intelligence... Continue Reading →