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Generative AI

Trump 2.0’s AI Policy Direction: A Break from National Security Obsession?

Reporter: “DeepSeek, do you believe it is a national security threat?”  President Trump: “No, I think it’s happening, it’s a technology that’s happening, we’re gonna benefit, it will be a lot less expensive than people originally thought, I view that…

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IGP to present at National Academies Workshop on Countering Disinformation

Disinformation online, and how it might be addressed, remains a persistent challenge for civil society, firms, and states. Tomorrow, April 10, the National Academies of Sciences will begin a workshop on Evolving Technological, Legal and Social Solutions to Counter Disinformation…

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AFRINIC Receivership: How Resilient is Internet Governance?

The African Network Information Center (AFRINIC), one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) pivotal to the operation of Internet infrastructure, has been moved into receivership by Court Order from the Bankruptcy Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius, as…

Data Governance Generative AI

The Narrative, August 1, 2023

U.S. AI Regulation Looks a Lot Like Content Moderation On July 21, the White House announced it had secured Voluntary Commitments from several leading companies to help manage risks posed by artificial intelligence. The seven companies signing on are: Amazon,…

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The Narrative: Panic over Generative AI Risks; WebPKI GIG-ARTS conference; Oversight Board consultation

15 May, 2023 More Wrong Thinking on Generative AI Risks Civil society is in trouble if the musings of an anonymous philosopher on the LESSWRONG website, most likely by a national security official with access to a closed CISA meeting,…

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The Narrative: A Plurilateral export control regime; a cyber social contract is promised; India moves to crackdown on smartphone manufacturers

March 16, 2023 New Dutch semiconductor export controls, a global regime grows In a March 8 letter, the Dutch Ministry of Economic and Development Cooperation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified the elected Parliament of its plan to implement additional…

SWIFT and Ukraine: Proceed Slowly

We are aghast at the suffering and destruction caused by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. A wide-ranging debate is occurring about how the world should respond, short of direct military conflict. There is a danger that in our moral revulsion at…