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Microsoft on Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

In early May 2022, Microsoft’s Chief Scientific Officer Eric Horvitz appeared before the US Senate to testify on applications of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity. The written document is available on Microsoft’s official blog and a recording of the session can be seen at the official website from the US Senate Committee on Armed Services. TheContinueContinue reading “Microsoft on Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity”

Upcoming hearings: US policy on Science, Space and Technology

July 26 | Until August 22: The European Parliament is in recess over the summer holidays from 26 July to 22 August 2021. July 27 | 10:00 AM EDT: US House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hosts a markup meeting for the NIST Reauthorization Act of 2021; the National Security and TechnologyContinueContinue reading “Upcoming hearings: US policy on Science, Space and Technology”

EU new guidelines for AI Regulation

Brussels has resealed a white paper with new guidelines for regulating Artificial Intelligence. For some reason, I find the directive of informing citizens that they are interacting with AI particularly interesting. The news below is a copy from the MIT Technology Review mailing from February 20th 2020. ____ The EU just released new guidelines forContinueContinue reading “EU new guidelines for AI Regulation”

Nation States: Organizational Hierarchies or Networks?

Last semester, during a seminar at Goethe Universität on Geographies of Violence: state, space and power relations in Latin America, the idea of “Nation States as institutional hierarchies” was fiercely challenged by the idea of “Nation States as networks”. The “network party”, as Anne-Marie Slaughter calls it (2014: pp. 59), is a paradigm change forContinueContinue reading “Nation States: Organizational Hierarchies or Networks?”

Tech giants face US Congress hearings on competition

Just came across this article on the US Congress hearings of the giant Tech companies Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple. What called my attention was the approach from the executives (you know, corporate diplomats) in stating that they face competition and are not monopolies – which, let’s be honest, is not quite accurate. I believeContinueContinue reading “Tech giants face US Congress hearings on competition”