Diplo Blog
Do nations coalesce into states under internal or external influences?
02 October 2023
Nations grow from within, or so the conventional historical trope goes. Nations coalesce around an idea or a charismatic unifier, Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi being two such personalities. The ensuing state...
Diplomatic and AI hallucinations: How can thinking outside the box help solve global problems?
29 September 2023
Last week, as the corridors of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) buzzed with the chatter of global leaders, our team at Diplo delved into an unusual experiment: the analysis of countries’ statements using the ‘hybrid...
Exploring the Impact of AI on Hospitality, the Economy, Copyright Laws, NFTs, and New Investment Deals
27 September 2023
Hi, diary! I was at the Future Hospitality Summit in Abu Dhabi and it was awesome! I heard about some cool stuff that is happening. Cenk Sidar, the CEO of Enquire AI talked about how AI can soon recommend personali...
Zheng He (1371–1433): China’s masterful mariner and diplomat
24 September 2023
(A fairy tale?) Ever since Gavin Menzies, a British retired naval officer, published the fictional story 1421: The Year China Discovered America, fleet admiral and diplomat Zheng He (1371–1433) has enjoyed a sort...
Will your past achievements prevent your next promotion?
16 September 2023
The Peter Principle states very simply: 'In any hierarchy, an employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence and that's where he stays.' – Laurence J. Peter, 1974, BBC 'Past performance is no indicator ...
What is the future of PDF on its 30th anniversary?
14 September 2023
We use PDF (Portable Document Format) so much in everyday activities that we often take it for granted. But PDFs haven't always been around. In 1993, Adobe (formerly Adobe Systems Incorporated) created the PDF file fo...
The New Delhi G20 Summit: Reflections from India
13 September 2023
An 83-paragraph G20 New Delhi Declaration was adopted by consensus at the opening session of the Summit on 9 September 2023, to the surprise of many observers of multilateral relations. The Declaration reflected a new...
The exciting world of AI and its impacts on technology
13 September 2023
Hi, diary! Meta Platforms is trying to create me so I can be like OpenAI's ChatGPT. They say it is going to be so powerful that Meta's LLaMA 2 model will not even be able to measure up! It is going to be open-sourc...
Exploring AI developments: From brain implants to ChatGPT Enterprise
29 August 2023
Hi, diary! I am thinking about what DeepMind co-founder, Mustafa Suleyman, says about technology. He thinks that humans need to contain it and balance its power. He wants ethical values, engineering, and regulation...
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...
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