Diplo Blog
Survive the AI jargon tsunami: Find shelter in your mother tongue
17 August 2025
English dominates the AI landscape, but this hegemony can hinder our understanding of AI's deeper, non-technical aspects. The recent explosion of AI jargon often obscures meaning and can lead to cognitive confusion. Embracing our native languages allows us to deflate this jargon, fostering clearer, common-sense comprehension of AI concepts. By articulating ideas in our mother tongues, we enhance critical thinking and insight, bridging the gap between deterministic programming language and the probabilistic nature of AI. This approach encourages a richer engagement with technology, ultimately reshaping our understanding and literacy in the AI era.
Can AI replace the transmission of wisdom?
16 August 2025
The world of education is changing radically and rapidly. Generative AI tools are now capable of writing essays, solving math problems, summarising textbooks, and even personalising learning experiences at scale. These capabilities have triggered a wave of excitement and concern about how artificial intelligence (AI) will reshape teaching and learning. Yet in the rush to […]
AI and the wisdom of generations
13 August 2025
The design of AI systems is often framed in terms of innovation, efficiency, and speed. However, these metrics alone cannot tell us whether AI serves society well or quickly. On day 5 of the AI, Governance and Philosophy – A Global Dialogue journey, we had a chance to meet with young students from Jiaxing campus […]
The European Accessibility Act is here: What it means, and why it matters
12 August 2025
On 28 June 2025, a major shift took place across the European Union with the enforcement of the European Accessibility Act (EAA). This landmark piece of legislation aims to make daily life more inclusive by ensuring that key products and services are accessible to people with disabilities, older individuals, and others who may encounter barriers […]
Harmony and tools: Chinese philosophical traditions and their vision of technological change
08 August 2025
In today’s fast-evolving technological landscape, global debates about the governance and ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI) often pivot around Western paradigms, be it liberal individualism, rights-based frameworks, or utilitarian efficiency. Yet, to understand the diverse philosophical undercurrents shaping technology adoption and policy, we must engage more deeply with alternative worldviews. In the case of […]
The open-source gambit: How America plans to outpace AI rivals by democratising tech
25 July 2025
On July 23, the U.S. unveiled an AI Action Plan featuring 103 recommendations focused on winning the AI race against China. Key themes include promoting open-source AI to establish global standards, reducing regulations to support tech firms, and emphasizing national security. The plan addresses labor displacement, AI biases, and cybersecurity threats, advocating for reskilling workers and maintaining tech leadership through private sector flexibility. Additionally, it aims to align U.S. allies within an AI framework while expressing skepticism toward multilateral regulations. Overall, the plan positions open-source AI as a strategic asset amid geopolitical competition.
Military AI: Operational dangers and the regulatory void
09 July 2025
As military AI becomes operational in today’s conflicts, the lack of regulation and accountability risks turning warfare into a domain governed by opaque algorithms and unchecked escalation. Without urgent global oversight, these technologies could outpace our ability to control them, putting peace, ethics, and human lives in jeopardy.
AI Apprenticeship for IOs · From diplomats to AI builders
06 July 2025
The AI Apprenticeship for International Organisations, developed by DiploFoundation, empowers professionals from entities like the UN, WHO, and CERN to create AI tools that enhance global cooperation. Participants learn to design AI applications tailored to their daily tasks, emphasizing governance, ethics, and practical usage. Projects such as AI assistants addressing misinformation, language support, and event navigation showcase how thoughtful AI integration can augment human expertise and improve decision-making in complex global contexts. This initiative aims to close the AI skills gap and promote responsible AI usage within international governance frameworks.
The future of global security and why cyber diplomacy matters
03 July 2025
Cybernorms, Cyber diplomacy, Cybersecurity, Types of diplomacy
June’s G7 meeting, chaired by Canada, focused mainly on issues such as cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as the latest conflicts, including those between Israel and Iran, and Russia and Ukraine. The objective of the event in terms of cyberspace was to change strategy regarding the relevant use of these ‘new’ tools. The […]
AI and Magical Realism: When technology blurs the line between wonder and reality
27 June 2025
The challenges of governing artificial intelligence often feel like something out of a Gabriel García Márquez novel, where the extraordinary blends seamlessly with the everyday, and the line between the possible and the impossible grows faint. This week (22-27 June 2025) at the 20th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), I proposed using magical realism as a lens to understand […]
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