Age of AI

Send us a textMedlir, Chris, and YD discuss some of the major developments in AI for IR during the past year (and other delightful tangents).https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2021/06/south-korea-add-robots-rails-and-ai-surveillance-dmz-border/174734/https://www.the-good-ai.com/https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/24/1014369/10-breakthrough-technologies-2021/ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ai-will-have-a-bigger-impact-than-fire-says-google-boss-sundar-pichai-rk8bdst7rhttps://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/29/americas/xenobots-self-replicating-robots-scn/index.htmlhttps://www.popsci.com/science/xenobots-synthetic-life-form-reproduce/ https://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/offices/china/news/2021/news_0037.htmlhttps://www.unicef.org/globalinsight/policy-guidance-ai-children-pilot-testing-and-case-studies#https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1IcaBn3ej0  https://bdtechtalks.com/2019/09/23/openai-hide-and-seek-reinforcement-learning/ https://prolearn.mit.edu/ai-automation-enterprise https://www.bnymellon.com/us/en/insights/all-insights/artificial-intelligence-sweeps-hedge-funds.html https://whisper.ai/  https://t.co/FETD3hDjNQ  https://youtu.be/HrpsLvfmUb0?t=39  

Send us a textMedlir and Chris explore China’s approach to AI governance and innovation with our guest Chen Dingding in a conversation that touches on a number of topics from US-China relations and tech competition to AI governance. While YD ask questions about what the term Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) means, and whether the substrate (biological, silicon, etc.) on which AI runs is likely to affect the ability to truly achieve the AGI that many people imagine. Links:https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/chinas-2019-two-sessions-and-the-statement-of-artificial-intelligence-ambitions/https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/should-the-west-fear-chinas-increasing-role-in-technical-standard-setting/https://flia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/A-New-Generation-of-Artificial-Intelligence-Development-Plan-1.pdfhttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/11/can-china-and-europe-find-common-ground-on-ai-ethics/#:~:text=Whereas%20the%20Chinese,of%20certain%20peoplehttps://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/harnessed-lightning/https://www-pre.baai.ac.cn/news/beijing-ai-principles-en.htmlhttps://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3111120/surveillance-china-artist-who-hides-security-cameras-beijinghttps://medium.com/rs21/the-pursuit-of-artificial-intelligence-and-the-ethical-frameworks-it-demands-40f66abec42ahttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-room/ 

Send us a textMedlir and Chris discuss a wide range of topics with Eugenio V. Garcia.  The discussion ranges from: AI militarization and the Global South, efforts to regulate AI by international organizations, to recent developments in AI regulation in Brazil. Meanwhile YD ponders the latest developments in what wearable digital technologies could mean for our digital lives, privacy, and social fragmentation, with a brief look at Facebook/Meta's new "Ray-Ban Stories" smart glasses, and Intel Labs' "Enhancing Photorealism Enhancement”. Links:https://eugeniovargasgarcia.academia.eduhttps://theunbrief.substack.com/p/interview-with-deputy-consul-generalhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/15/1035785/why-facebook-ray-ban-stories-metaverse/https://isl-org.github.io/PhotorealismEnhancement/

Send us a textMedlir and Chris discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI and emerging tech Southeast Asia, tech competition, and regional digital governance with Mark Manantan, while YD and the team ponder what Dune tells us about our future.Links:https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/mind-the-gap-how-southeast-asia-can-make-the-ai-leap/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_convergence

Send us a textMedlir and Chris discuss innovation, Sino-US tech competition, and AI governance in China with Emily Weinstein. While YD raises the question of whether top down or bottom up incentives are 'better' and the role of government in technology innovation.

Send us a textMedlir and Chris speak with Leonid Kovachich to discuss Russia’s approach to AI and emerging technology (with YD asking a couple questions about Privacy, Data Governance, and further improving audit trails in the age of AI).Links:https://carnegie.ru/2021/04/21/digital-authoritarianism-with-russian-characteristics-pub-84346https://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nocetti_russia_artificial_intelligence_2020.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0030438720300648https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/30/1033941/afghanistan-biometric-databases-us-military-40-data-points https://www.csoonline.com/article/3318238/the-opm-hack-explained-bad-security-practices-meet-chinas-captain-america.html 

Send us a textMedlir, Chris and YD discuss highlights from our first season.

Send us a textMedlir and Chris discuss AI and (Counter)Terrorism with our guest Adrian Shtuni.  While Young Diogenes shares 3 possible vectors for terrorist use of AI.Links: https://warontherocks.com/2019/09/terrorist-groups-artificial-intelligence-and-killer-drones/http://unicri.it/sites/default/files/2021-06/Malicious%20Use%20of%20AI%20-%20UNCCT-UNICRI%20Report_Web.pdfhttps://imctc.org/en/eLibrary/INTReports/Documents/Report-Issu-09-EN.pdfhttps://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspxNewsID=27230&LangID=Ehttps://www.un.org/counterterrorism/2nd-HLC-session-30-Jun-2021

Send us a textMedlir and Chris discuss the future of work with our guest Elena Ardelean, while Young Diogenes reflects on the end of the world.Articles:https://ai4da.com/how-does-ai-impact-the-labor-market-and-what-can-we-do-about-it/https://www.nber.org/papers/w24689https://workofthefuture.mit.edu/research-post/artificial-intelligence-and-the-future-of-work/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2021/03/10/how-ai-will-impact-the-future-of-work-and-life/?sh=1cae26eb79a3https://www.bcg.com/publications/2021/impact-of-new-technologies-on-jobshttps://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/32e54505-3bfb-4198-b939-e1e8847715f1/EMCompass-Note-69-Role-of-AI-in-EMs.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=mNdPiNfAI and Development: https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/32e54505-3bfb-4198-b939-e1e8847715f1/EMCompass-Note-69-Role-of-AI-in-EMs.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=mNdPiNfVulnerable World Hypothesis (Bostrom)https://www.nickbostrom.com/papers/vulnerable.pdf https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_bostrom_how_civilization_could_destroy_itself_and_4_ways_we_could_prevent_it?language=en 

Send us a textMedlir and Chris interview Ray Acheson on patriarchy, defense technologies and AI, and are also joined by three special guests who share their perspectives on AI and IR.Related Links:https://reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Publications/aws-and-patriarchy.pdfhttps://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/publications-and-research/publications/14677-why-gender-matters-in-international-cyber-securityhttps://www.turing.ac.uk/research/publications/report-where-are-women-mapping-gender-job-gap-ai