Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (22 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies United Nations’ ITU Launches ‘Quantum for Good’ to Align Innovation with Global Impact (Quantum Insider – 21 May 2025) The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will launch Quantum for Good this July as a new track at the AI for Good Global Summit, designed to align quantum innovation with global development priorities. […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (21 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies On the Path to AI Sovereignty, AI Agency Offers a Shortcut (Aubra Anthony – Lawfare – 20 May 2025) Artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) explosive evolution from a niche field of academic study to a ubiquitous and loudly hyped headline has created a pressing sense of urgency as countries vie for superiority. No […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (20 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies On AI Policy, Congress Shouldn’t Cut States Off at the Knees (Katie Fry Hester, Gary Marcus – Lawfare – 19 May 2025) Artificial intelligence holds immense promise—from accelerating disease detection to streamlining services—but it also presents serious risks, including deepfake deception, misinformation, job displacement, exploitation of vulnerable workers and consumers, and […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (19 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies Revised draft UNGA resolution for Scientific Panel on AI and Global Dialogue on AI Governance (Digital Watch Observatory – 16 May 2025) As negotiations advance among UN General Assembly members in New York, a revised draft resolution has been issued outlining updated proposals for the terms of reference and modalities for […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (16 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies Why OpenAI’s Corporate Structure Matters to AI Development (Kevin Frazier – Lawfare – 15 May 2025) A group of AI experts and legal scholars have once again raised concerns to two state attorneys general that OpenAI’s latest proposal to reform its corporate structure runs afoul of the lab’s mission. For many […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (15 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies AI Agents Must Follow the Law (Cullen O’Keefe, Ketan Ramakrishnan – Lawfare – 14 May 2025) Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are the next big frontier in general-purpose AI. By now, most people are familiar with generative AI systems: systems like OpenAI’s GPT-4o that specialize in outputting media (text, code, images, audio, […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (14 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies New Ways to Frame Responsible Cyber Behaviour Beyond the UN (Louise Marie Hurel – RUSI – 13 May 2025) Responsible cyber behaviour (RCB) refers to the collective expectations of state and non-state actors about how they should behave in cyberspace. ‘Behaviour’ in this context comprises the values, norms, policies, practices and […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technnologies (13 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies Microsoft and OpenAI rework billion dollar deal (Digital Watch Observatory – 12 May 2025) OpenAI and Microsoft are renegotiating the terms of their multibillion-dollar partnership in a move designed to allow the ChatGPT maker to pursue a future public listing, while ensuring Microsoft retains access to its most advanced AI technology. […]
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies Structuring Markets for Strategic Quantum Innovation (Tracey Forrest, Nikolas Guggenberger – Just Security – 9 May 2025) The quantum revolution is gaining momentum. Already, quantum sensors and communication devices are changing how people manage and protect both digital and natural assets. On the horizon, quantum computers and simulators promise to unleash […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (9 May 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies U.S. Quantum Industry Leaders Press Congress to Expand Support (Quantum Insider – 8 May 2025) At a May 7 House Science Committee hearing, lawmakers and quantum industry leaders supported reauthorizing the National Quantum Initiative to maintain U.S. leadership in quantum technologies. Witnesses from Google, Microsoft, PsiQuantum, and QED-C emphasized the need […]