Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (7 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies Why Do AI Initiatives Stall? Report Says Watch For Siloed Thinking (AI Insider – 6 May 2025) AI Insider has introduced a seven-layer market mapping framework to help organizations address fragmentation and misalignment in the rapidly expanding AI ecosystem. The framework maps over 450 technologies by how AI systems are actually […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (5 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies Beijing launches blockchain plan to boost industry integration (Digital Watch Observatory – 2 May 2025) Beijing has unveiled a two-year plan aimed at promoting blockchain development and adoption across various sectors. The initiative, announced on 29 April, is supported by local bodies like the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (6 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies G7 should act as stabilizer and reformer to reshape international order, urges T7 report (Centre for International Governance Innovation – 5 May 2025) A new report to the Group of 7 (G7) suggests the nations’ leaders should set directions to help address root causes of instability while also innovating in new […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (2 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies The Authoritarian Risks of AI Surveillance (Matthew Tokson – Lawfare – 1 May 2025) Concerns about authoritarianism loom large in American politics. Against this backdrop, another phenomenon may be pushing democracies toward authoritarianism: artificial intelligence (AI) law enforcement. AI surveillance and policing systems are currently used by authoritarian nations around the […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Techynologies (30 April 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies Securing Tomorrow: Why America Needs an AI Education Corps (Kevin Frazier – Lawfare – 29 April 2025) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a future prospect; it is a present reality fundamentally altering U.S. national security and economic competitiveness. Maintaining American leadership in this domain requires more than technological innovation—it demands […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (29 April 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies Online Safety Regulations Around the World: The State of Play and The Way Forward (Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat – Just Security – 28 April 2025) There is a growing international consensus that governments should take a more active role in overseeing digital platforms. As 2025 began, this was no longer a theoretical […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (28 April 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies Shaping the World’s AI Future: How the U.S. and China Compete to Promote Their Digital Visions (Kayla Blomquist, Keegan McBride – Just Security – 25 April 2025) On April 8, numerous committees within the United States House of Representatives held hearings on AI, examining China’s growing capabilities, the release of DeepSeek’s […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (25 April 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies UK introduces landmark online safety rules to protect children (Digital Watch Observatory – 24 April 2025) The UK’s regulator, Ofcom, has unveiled new online safety rules to provide stronger protections for children, requiring platforms to adjust algorithms, implement stricter age checks, and swiftly tackle harmful content by 25 July or face […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (24 April 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies New CNAS Report on the World-Altering Stakes of U.S.-China AI Competition (Center for a New American Security – 22 April 2025) The Center for a New American Security released a new report, Promethean Rivalry: The World-Altering Stakes of Sino-American AI Competition, by Bill Drexel. The contest between China and the United […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (23 April 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies Beyond a Manhattan Project for Artificial General Intelligence (Matt Chessen, Craig Martell – Lawfare – 22 April 2025) In November 2024, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recommended that Congress establish a Manhattan Project-like program for developing artificial general intelligence (AGI). While U.S. leadership in AGI is vital to U.S. […]