ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
As people come to rely on AI tools to answer questions, they will likely use those tools to answer political questions as well. The answers that the AI companies choose to provide, the author argues, may thus subtly but substantially influence public attitudes and, therefore, elections—especially to the extent Big Tech has been shifting from …
Undue panic over AI could harm democracy more than AI itself. The author suggests that exaggerating AI’s effects might undermine trust in all media, posing a greater threat than isolated disinformation incidents. He concludes that a democratic future for AI requires transparency, accountability, and significant public investment to guide technological development. Artificial intelligence amplifies the …
The author argues that law and regulation have never diagnosed and prevented social, political, and economic ills of new technology. AI is no different. AI regulation poses a greater threat to democracy than AI, as governments are anxious to use regulation to censor information. Free competition in civil society, media, and academia will address any …
In 2022, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT, a chatbot that uses large language models to mimic human conversations and to answer users’ questions. The chatbot’s extraordinary abilities sparked a debate about how LLMs might be used to perform other tasks—including fighting a war. Although there is research by some, including Professor Yvonne McDermott Rees at Swansea University, …
As artificial intelligence (AI) moves into the mainstream, the possibilities it creates—both positive and nefarious—are seemingly limitless. As artificial intelligence (AI) moves into the mainstream, the possibilities it creates—both positive and nefarious—are seemingly limitless. But the growth of AI capabilities comes with risk, from foolish generative fakery swaying elections to the creation of an all-powerful …
An intelligence and defense agenda for artifcial intelligence (AI) will likely take shape in The present agenda for “AI safety” is now commonly equated with checking the safety of products from private frms that use AI. The new agenda we propose goes far beyond that. The United States and its partners must get ready for …
When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine appeared imminent in early 2022, U.S. intelligence officials were so confident that Russian tanks would roll quickly to victory that staff evacuated the U.S. embassy in Kyiv. Based on traditional measures of power, the intelligence assessment made sense. In 2021, Russia ranked fifth in the world in defense spending, whereas …
Emerging technologies are transforming societies, economies, and geopolitics. This moment brings unparalleled promise and novel risks. In every era, technological advances buoy nations that develop and scale them—helping to save lives, win wars, foster greater prosperity, and advance the human condition. At the same time, history is filled with examples where slow-moving governments stifled innovation …
The authors provide a comprehensive list of state requirements for civics education as of 2024. Which states in 2024 require their high school students to study civics? Is it possible that some do not? In those that do, what is required: a semester, full-year civics course, or more? What states insist that their students show …
Was America’s crazy quilt of election systems and safeguards formidable or merely fortunate in 2024? And so the great American election crisis that was destined to be, didn’t happen – the end-result stirring relatively little in the way of legal challenges or disruption of the constitutional process, with the public feeling better about the democratic …