Diplo Blog
EspriTech de Genève: Nexus between technology and humanity
28 August 2023
At our last stop of the summer journey 'Recycling ideas', we come to Geneva, a meeting place of technology and humanity for centuries. The city’s role is gaining new relevance as we find ourselves at a turning point...
The Ambassadors Reimagined: How Holbein’s painting can inspire global AI negotiations?
23 August 2023
In an era where technology rapidly evolves, and artificial intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront of the next seismic shift, the Renaissance masterpiece, The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger, offers an inspi...
Transformation of artificial intelligence: A villain becomes a poet?
24 May 2023
Who doesn't remember the famous Matrix trilogy?! The Wachowskis’ exciting and challenging films pinned us to the screens, while our favourite heroes fought against the Matrix, trying to liberate humanity from the fa...
AI and art: Aibo, the robot dog
22 May 2023
I painted Aibo some 20 years ago because I wanted to own a robot. Among the robots available at the time, both in reality and on film, I liked Aibo the most. Even more than R2-D2. Aibo is still expensive today, so I h...
How should we visualise AI?
19 January 2023
It is not an easy task. When trying to convey a substantive message, there is always the risk of falling back on stereotypes, cliches, or jargon. The following dialogue summarises many of the dialogues that have taken...
The reality of science fiction: Behind the scenes of race and technology
10 June 2020
Access, Artificial Intelligence, Digital divide, Human rights principles, Internet governance and digital policy, Privacy and data protection, Telecommunications infrastructure
‘Black people live the estrangement that science fiction writers imagine.’ ― Greg Tate (US writer, musician, and founding member of the Black Rock Coalition) Just as the world began to step out of its par...
A future inevitable
03 March 2020
‘The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to chu...
How Bauhaus can help build a digital home for humanity
24 November 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Gender rights online, Internet governance and digital policy
This week (26-29 November), thousands of diplomats, tech experts, parliamentarians, and NGO activists will gather in Berlin for the 14th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). As a part of terroire dig...
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