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Part 6: What string theory reveals about AI chat models
19 November 2024
Part 6: What string theory reveals about AI chat models This post is part of the AI Apprenticeship series: Part 1: AI Apprenticeship 2024 @ DiploFoundation Part 2: Getting introduced to the invisib...
Why Trump’s appointment of Musk as an ‘efficiency tzar’ is about AI transformation?
14 November 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk as his 'efficiency tzar' with the stated goal of reducing federal administration. Many observers see this move as a personal vendetta against the so-called 'deep st...
Part 5: Is AI really that simple?
06 November 2024
This post is part of the AI Apprenticeship series: Part 1: AI Apprenticeship 2024 @ DiploFoundation Part 2: Getting introduced to the invisible apprentice – AI Part 2.5: AI reinforcement learning...
Just-in-time publication: Unpacking Global Digital Compact
04 November 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Data governance, Digital diplomacy, Internet governance and digital policy
On 8 November, Sorina Teleanu will present her timely book 'Unpacking Global Digital Compact'. I was honoured to accept her invitation to write the preface of the book which is enclosed here. Preface ...
Training and courses
Events
25th European Diplomatic Programme: The use of AI in foreign affairs
21 Nov 24 - 22 Nov 24
AI and diplomacy: Navigating technology and policy
07 Nov 24 - 07 Nov 24
February 2025 online courses | Diplo Academy
17 Feb 25 - 17 Feb 25
Lecture on AI between technology, economy and humanity
08 Oct 24 - 08 Oct 24
United Arab Emirates Diplomatic Academy: Training on Artificial Intelligence
18 Nov 24 - 20 Nov 24
AI for Media Professionals: Briefing at the Montenegrin Public Service Broadcaster
08 Oct 24 - 08 Oct 24
EBU Leadership Summit – AI Discussion
26 Sep 24 - 26 Sep 24
50th Meeting of the International Forum on Diplomatic Training
08 Oct 24 - 11 Oct 24
Africa in the AI era
24 Aug 24 - 24 Aug 24
AI Accountability and Digital Trade: Policy Options for the UK
09 Sep 24 - 10 Sep 24
Summer School on AI and Digital Governance
16 Jul 24 - 18 Jul 24
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait and Diplo forge strategic partnership
21 May 24 - 21 May 24
Unpacking the EU AI Act
29 Apr 24 - 29 Apr 24
Tech Diplomacy: Regulation and Digital Issues on the International Agenda
24 Apr 24 - 24 Apr 24
Brainstorming with UN AI Advisory Body @ WMO and Diplo
12 Mar 24 - 12 Mar 24
AI in training and education: Launch of Diplo AI Campus
21 Mar 24 - 21 Mar 24
Panel: Climate | AI | Digital
05 Mar 24 - 05 Mar 24
Tech Attaches Briefing: Unpacking the AI Advisory Body’s interim report
08 Feb 24 - 08 Feb 24
AI Governance: Priorities, Challenges & Opportunities for Africa
25 Jan 24 - 25 Jan 24
Policy meets tech: Augmented and Virtual reality
13 Feb 24 - 13 Feb 24
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) Forum High-Level Event
27 May 24 - 31 May 24
AI for Good Global Summit
30 May 24 - 31 May 24
The impact of AI on data collection, exploitation, protection, and privacy in Africa
17 Jan 24 - 17 Jan 24
Africa
AI and Digital Predictions for 2024
11 Jan 24 - 11 Jan 24
Geneva AI Community launch
23 Nov 23 - 23 Nov 23
Town hall meeting on AI and Diplomacy at the Swiss Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva
29 Sep 23 - 29 Sep 23
Switzerland
Brussels meets Geneva in the AI era
26 Sep 23 - 26 Sep 23
AI Axial Moment: From history’s lessons to future AI governance
05 Sep 23 - 05 Sep 23
AI – Opportunities, Risks and Challenges of Generative AI (CIGF 2023)
24 Aug 23 - 24 Aug 23
AI-based report of United Nations Security Council debate marks start of a new era in multilateral diplomacy
03 May 23 - 03 May 23
Switzerland
The Power of the Unsaid – Diplomatic Communication in the AI Era (Workshop)
25 Apr 23 - 25 Apr 23
Serbia, Southeast Europe
Diplo @ InnoVent 2: How can AI help our meetings?
30 Mar 23 - 30 Mar 23
How to Train Diplomats to Deal With AI and Data? (WebDebate #58)
04 Apr 23 - 04 Apr 23
What role can AI play in diplomatic negotiation? (WebDebate #57)
07 Mar 23 - 07 Mar 23
Will AI take over diplomatic reporting? (WebDebate #56)
07 Feb 23 - 07 Feb 23
Digital Diplomacy in practice: How knowledge sharing happens thoughout the UN system
24 Nov 22 - 24 Nov 22
2022 Diplo Week in Geneva
07 Nov 22 - 11 Nov 22
2023 Diplo Days in Geneva
04 Dec 23 - 08 Dec 23
AI Policy Summit 2022
10 Oct 22 - 13 Oct 22
AI: A Threat or a Chance for Humanity?
15 Sep 22 - 15 Sep 22
[Briefing #86] Africa at the forefront | AI sentience & social challenges
28 Jun 22 - 28 Jun 22
Africa
AI as a Tool for Diplomacy and Mediation
17 May 22 - 17 May 22
Global Communications and Audiences: Propaganda, Fake News & AI Censorship
28 Mar 22 - 28 Mar 22
Digital standards, China, and geopolitics: What is at stake?
14 Dec 21 - 14 Dec 21
[Briefing for diplomats] An inclusive internet: Lowering the barriers for access
02 Dec 21 - 02 Dec 21
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Global Conflict
18 Oct 21 - 18 Oct 21
1st International Online Conference on Digital Transformation in Culture and Education
14 Apr 21 - 16 Apr 21
Online
Humanism and artificial intelligence
24 Dec 19 - 24 Dec 19
[WebDebate] AI for peacemaking: New tools and opportunities for mediators
04 Jun 19 - 04 Jun 19
Online
Report: Mapping the challenges and opportunities of AI for the conduct of diplomacy
28 Jan 19 - 28 Jan 19
Diplo & the Geneva Internet Platform at the 13th Internet Governance Forum
12 Nov 18 - 14 Nov 18
France
Introduction to Digital Policy and Diplomacy 2018 (just-in-time Geneva-based course)
08 Oct 18 - 17 Dec 18
Switzerland
#Cybermediation: What role for blockchain technology and natural language processing AI?
05 Oct 18 -
Switzerland
Artificial Intelligence Lab launched
01 Sep 18 - 01 Sep 18
Digital policy in global governance: Issues and challenges discussed in Geneva
22 Sep 17 -
Switzerland
Diplo at third South Eastern Europe Dialogue on Internet Governance (SEEDIG)
24 May 17 - 25 May 17
North Macedonia, Southeast Europe
Introduction to Digital Politics 2015: online course for Geneva-based diplomats
27 Apr 15 - 22 Jun 15
Online
Bitcoin and other crypto currencies
13 Jun 14 - 13 Jun 14
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies: technical, monetary, policy and development context
13 Jun 14 -
Switzerland
Resources
2021
Report: The geopolitics of digital standards: China’s role in standard-setting organisations
Standards for digital technologies are all around us, enabling devices to interact with each other, allowing us to connect to mobile networks, and facilitating the exchange of information. By providing rules or guidelines for the development and functioning of techno... Read more...
2019
Mediation and artificial intelligence: Notes on the future of international conflict resolution
Over the last years AI has emerged as a hot topic with regard to its impact on our political, social, and economic lives.... Read more...
2019
The EU’s New Commission: Digital Policy in the Limelight (Briefing Paper #13)
In this briefing paper, Dr Stephanie Borg Psaila analyses Ursula von der Leyen's new EU Commission's emphasis on digital policy for 2019–2024.... Read more...
2018
Searching for Meaningful Human Control. The April 2018 Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (Briefing Paper #10)
In this briefing paper, Ms Barbara Rosen Jacobson analyses the debate of the April 2018 meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). The group was established to discuss emerging technologies in the area of... Read more...
2017
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: Mapping the GGE Debate (Briefing Paper #8)
The paper discusses the ongoing debate in the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the varying perspectives on the need for regulation and control of these weapons.... Read more...
2015
Information and communications technologies for development
The text discusses the role of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in development.... Read more...
2015
Stakeholderism in African Internet Governance: the Case of the .africa gTLD
In 2012, ICANN announced plans to delegate over 1000 new generic top level domain names, one of which was the long awaited .africa.... Read more...
2012
The Hypocrisy Threatening the Future of the Internet
The message highlights the threat of hypocrisy to the future of the internet, raising concerns about the negative impact of inconsistent actions and standards on the digital landscape.... Read more...
