Chris talks with Marietje Schaake about her new book The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley and explores the nexus between Big Tech, democracy, and human rights. In particular, Marietje shares with Chris ideas and strategies for recentering the public interest in the relationship between big tech and governments, the geopolitics of technology, and recent developments in the global governance of AI.

Links:

• https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691241173/the-tech-coup
• https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/un-ai-global-digital-compact-by-ian-bremmer-and-marietje-schaake-2024-10

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Welcome back to our podcast! In this episode Medlir and Dr. Gloria Shkurti Ozdemir discuss her recently released book "Artificial Intelligence Arms Dynamics: The Case of the U.S. and China Rivalry." Their discussion dives into the latest AI-related developments in Turkey, the state of US-China competition in AI, as well as some other delightful tangents.

Links:

• https://www.setav.org/en/experts/gloria-shkurti
• https://www.setav.org/en/the-future-of-ai-policies-in-the-us-and-implications-for-turkiye
• https://www.setav.org/en/artificial-intelligence-arms-dynamics-the-case-of-the-us-and-china-rivalryhttps://www.setav.org/en/crossing-the-rubicon-consumption-costs-of-artificial-intelligence-and-environmental-security
• https://www.ageofaipodcast.com/1727342/episodes/9850363-s2e7-turkey-s-emergence-as-a-regional-ai-power

Tags: #AI; #US-China; #Turkey;

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Medlir shares insights with Chris from the UN Summit of the Future. They discuss the Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact, and the Declaration on Future Generations. In addition, Medlir and Chris also discuss California’s recently vetoed AI safety legislation and the proposed US national AI Civil Rights Act.

Links:

• https://www.un.org/techenvoy/global-digital-compact
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-24/openai-pitched-white-house-on-unprecedented-data-center-buildout
• https://apnews.com/article/california-ai-safety-measures-veto-newsom-92a715a5765d1738851bb26b247bf493
• https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/openai-authors-get-rules-set-for-inspecting-ai-training-data
• https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2024/07/29/taylor-francis-ai-deal-sets-worrying-precedent
• https://www.markey.senate.gov/view/senator-markey-hosts-press-conference-to-introduce-his-ai-civil-rights-act

Tags:
UN Summit of the Future; Pact for the Future; Global Digital Compact; AI Governance

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In the first episode of Season 9, Medlir and Chris revisit the topic of AI agents, AI and US-China relations, and also China’s recent moves in regulating AI. They then wrap up with a discussion of the Summit of the Future, and AI and Sustainable Development.

Links:

• https://www.un.org/en/summit-of-the-future
• https://www.globalgovernance.eu/education/aigsd
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2024/09/06/agentic-ai-the-next-big-breakthrough-thats-transforming-business-and-technology/
• https://usun.usmission.gov/what-they-are-saying-more-than-50-un-member-states-join-u-s-in-urging-support-for-proposed-u-s-drafted-general-assembly-resolution-on-ai/
• https://apnews.com/article/un-china-us-artificial-intelligence-access-resolution-56c559be7011693390233a7bafb562d1
• https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-artificial-intelligence-safety-resolution-vote-8079fe83111cced0f0717fdecefffb4d
• https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3265158/china-uae-hi-tech-cooperation-can-expect-close-us-scrutiny-pressure-experts
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-02/microsoft-ai-deal-with-uae-s-g42-at-risk-over-national-security-fears

#UNSummitoftheFuture #AgenticAI #China #SDG #SustainableDevelopment

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Maria Santacaterina and Medlir discuss the impact of generative AI on businesses. They ask the question whether the massive financial investment in generative AI will pay off for these businesses. Is the promise of AI, hype or real?

Links:

• https://www.santacaterinaconsulting.com/
• https://www.amazon.com/Adaptive-Resilience-Maria-Santacaterina/dp/1119898188
• https://www-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.businessinsider.com/ai-return-investment-disappointing-goldman-sachs-report-2024-6?amp
• https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/gen-ai-too-much-spend-too-little-benefit.html

Tags: Generative AI, investment, AI hype, BigTech, future of work

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In July 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Defense unveiled its first basic policy document on the use of artificial intelligence and a comprehensive strategy to enhance Japan’s cyber defense capabilities. In this episode Dr. Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi of the University of Tokyo, joins us to talk about how AI fits into Japan’s military strategy.

Links:

• https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/02/japan/sdf-cybersecurity/#:~:text=In%20the%20new%20policy%2C%20the,and%20in%20unmanned%20military%20assets.
• https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240705_05/
• (In Japanese) https://www.mod.go.jp/j/press/news/2024/07/02a.html

#Japan #militaryAI #artificialintelligence

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Medlir sits down with Dr. Paige Arthur, Director of Global Programming at Columbia Global, and co-author of AI for Peace (with Branka Panic), to discuss how recent AI innovations can contribute to conflict prevention and peace. They also explore the opportunities and challenges that technologies pose for human rights and curbing hate speech.

Links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paige-arthur-6269001b/
• https://www.aiforpeace.org/
• https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/9781003359982/ai-peace-branka-panic-paige-arthur
• https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/12/role-ai-peacebuilding
• https://www.sipri.org/research/armament-and-disarmament/emerging-military-and-security-technologies/responsible-innovation-ai-peace-and-security
• https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/20231208-messaggio-57giornatamondiale-pace2024.html

#AI, #Human_Rights, #Peace, #Misinformation, #Hate_Speech

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This week, our annual Diogenes Awards. We take a look at AI in television and film (and sometimes other musings and occasional 'arguments'). We discuss each host's top nominee(s) since 2023, and then narrow it to the consensus pick for all of you. Links below so you can join us in checking these out (in no particular order).

Top TV Nominees:

• Mrs. Davis | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIOnrEujKl8
• Black Mirror Season 6 Episode 1: Joan is Awful | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jY1ecibLYo
• UNKNOWN: Killer Robots | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSzNOpr9cE
• A Murder at the End of the World | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4B5igIblb4

Top Movie Nominees

• Megan | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRb4U99OU80
• Dune: Part Two | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Way9Dexny3w
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avz06PDqDbM
• The Creator | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex3C1-5Dhb8
• Heart of Stone | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ZlzKgNxNk

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