Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (20 January 2025)

Governance and Legislation AI innovation in the UAE: Strategic use of AI-specific regulatory sandboxes (Siddharth Yadav – Observer Research Foundation) Ever since the breakthrough launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022, every major economy globally has incorporated Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its national strategy. Apart from the United States and China, the usual suspects in […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (20 January 2025)

HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAILY DIGEST – WEEK 13 TO 17 JANUARY 2025 Governance and Legislation A Big Tech race to the bottom is bad news for everyone (David Wells – Lowy The Interpreter – 16 January 2025) There are multiple explanations for last week’s changes in how Meta will moderate content across its platforms, including […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (17 January 2025)

Governance and Legislation Unpacking the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on AI Infrastructure (Clara Apt, Brianna Rosen – Just Security – 16 January 2025) The final days of the Biden administration have witnessed a flurry of activity on AI policy. On Jan. 14, President Biden issued a new executive order (EO) aimed at advancing U.S. leadership […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (16 January 2025)

Defense, Intelligence, and War Human-Machine Interaction and Human Agency in the Military Domain (Ingvild Bode – Centre for International Governance Innovation – 15 January 2025) Militaries increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for decision support and combat operations. AI does not replace humans, but personnel interact with AI technologies more frequently. Practices of […]
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 […]