Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (15 January 2025)
Governance and Legislation USPTO debuts 2025 AI strategy (Alexandra Kelley – NextGov – 14 January 2025) The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s new artificial intelligence strategy looks to bring AI technology into the operations that support expediting and supporting patent and copyright applications. Unveiled on Tuesday, the strategy unites five focus areas for the agency: […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (14 January 2025)
Governance and Legislation What to Know About the New U.S. AI Diffusion Policy and Export Controls (Michael C. Horowitz – Council on Foreign Relations – 13 January 2025) In its waning days, the Biden administration, through the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), released an eagerly anticipated Regulatory Framework for the Responsible Diffusion […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (13 January 2024)
HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAILY DIGEST – WEEK 6 TO 10 JANUARY 2025 Governance and Legislation Rogue AI Moves Three Steps Closer (Peter N. Salib – Lawfare – 9 January 2025) Will humans lose control over advanced AI systems? Three developments from the final weeks of 2024 should make us worry. In short: Two empirical […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (13 January 2025)
Governance and Legislation Generative AI in Government: What to Expect in 2025 (Elizabeth Moon – NextGov – 10 January 2025) The year 2024 saw the public sector cautiously dipping its toes into the generative AI (gen AI) waters with pilot programs and experiments. Driven by the need to streamline operations and meet rising constituent expectations, […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (10 January 2025)
TOP OF THE DAY Security New AI Challenges Will Test CISOs & Their Teams in 2025 (Josh Lemos – Dark Reading – 9 January 2025) Security teams have always had to adapt to change, but new developments that will play out over the next year could make 2025 particularly challenging. The accelerating pace of […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (9 January 2025)
TOP OF THE DAY Governance and Innovation The False Prophets of Silicon Valley (Kyle Hiebert – Centre for International Governance Innovation – 8 January 2025) “In the future, everyone’s lives can be better than anyone’s life is now,” wrote OpenAI’s leader Sam Altman in a September blog post. It’s a spectacular assertion from a 39-year-old […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (8 January 2025)
TOP OF THE DAY Governance and Legislation AI will protect global supply chains from the next major shock (Pervinder Johar World Economic Forum – 5 January 2025) Climate change, geopolitics, and industrial action are still exerting pressure on global supply chains. Advanced technologies such as AI can help refine and optimize supply chains in 2025. […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (7 January 2025)
TOP OF THE DAY Governance and Legislation Saudi Arabia Lays Out Its Strategic Vision For The Quantum Era (Matt Swayne – Quantum Insider – 6 January 2025) The Quantum Economy Landscape in Saudi Arabia report offers an in-depth analysis of how the Kingdom is is pursuing a leadership role in quantum technology as part of […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (6 January 2025)
TOP OF THE DAY Governance and Legislation Why AI Did Not Upend the Super Year of Elections (Kevin Frazier – Lawfare – 2 January 2025) How AI labs and public policies helped safeguard the 2024 elections—and what to learn in order to protect democracy from future threats. – https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-ai-did-not-upend-the-super-year-of-elections Border Technologies Under Trump 2.0 (Petra […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (20 December 2024)
TOP OF THE DAY Governance and Legislation Artificial intelligence (AI) – Security Council, 9821st meeting (UN Security Council – 19 December 2024) Ministerial-level briefing on artificial intelligence (AI) under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security” – https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1krb448r7 UN chief urges global action to address AI’s threats to peace, security […]