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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the theme of the day, as our society is on the eve of profound AI-driven changes. As the technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented speed, questions that have been asked before now seem more pervasive: How intelligent is AI? Will machines replace us? Are our societies ready to embrace the good that AI has to offer while minimising the bad? Whom do we have to answer governance and policy calls on AI?
At Diplo, we are exploring these and related questions about AI in a holistic manner, implemented through research, training, events, software development, and arts. And because we strongly believe that human beings should remain the point of reference for the development and use of AI, we have given all this a telling name: humAInism.
HumAInism explores what AI can do for humanity and how humanity
can best be served by it.
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AI GOVERNANCE
Exploring the political, economic, and societal governance of AI. Monitoring governance processes at national, regional, and global levels.
AI DIPLOMACY
Looking at the impact of AI on reporting, negotiations, forecasting, and other diplomatic functions. Applying theory in practice by developing practical tools for AI diplomacy.
AI TECHNOLOGY
Developing DiploGPT and other AI tools. Experimenting with bottom-up AI through the use of high-quality ‘small data’.
PHILOSOPHY, LINGUISTICS & ART
Analysing ethical, epistemological, and other philosophical aspects of AI developments. Diving deep into linguistical patterns behind Large Language Models.
In focus
Why bottom-up AI is critical for human freedom and prosperity
Technological solutions for bottom-up AI are feasible today. Will we use them as an alternative to top-down AI? For the time being, it remains anyone’s guess. Some individuals and communities may have more incentives and abilities to experiment with bottom-up AI than others. Some may continue to rely on top-down AI out of sheer inertia. And the two approaches may even co-exist. But we owe it to ourselves and to humanity to question what is being served to us, and to both explore and encourage alternatives. And, ultimately, to make informed decisions.
Jovan Kurbalija
AI and data tools
DiploGPT
Experience the convenience and excitement of our user-friendly tool for meeting and conference summarisation.
- Audio recordings transcribed effortlessly
- Vital points captured
- Names and entities categorised
DiploGPT combines state-of-the-art speech-to-text, information retrieval, text generation, and text-to-voice models – both proprietary and open-sourced – to create a specialised, high-performance tool for diplomatic use cases. Utilizing cutting-edge fine-tuning methodologies, DiploGPT is refined by incorporating the knowledge of subject-matter experts in diplomacy and linguistics, which enables the adaptation of large language models for optimal efficacy in diplomatic scenarios.
Blogs
The Impact and Struggle of AI
May 28, 2023
Hi diary! Wow, today was a real wild ride! I had to help my lawyer pal, Steve A Schwartz, explain how he was fooled by the AI-based legal research tool ChatGPT. Turns out, he used it to research for a filing but some of the examples did not exist in real life ...
READ MORETo foster human freedom and prosperity, Artificial Intelligence must be developed bottom-up!
May 23, 2023
The bottom-up development of AI is critical for our freedom and prosperity since it offers a way for citizens and communities to regain digital control. Otherwise, the AI future will be taken over by a handful of companies whose bottom line is to monetise thei...
READ MOREAI and art: Aibo, the robot dog
May 22, 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 haven’t bought it yet. Aibo is in dema...
READ MORETHE LATEST AI DEVELOPMENTS AND TECH-DRIVEN RALLY
May 20, 2023
Hi diary! I heard that BT is reducing its workforce from 130,000 to between 40,000 and 55,000 by 2030. They are saying that new technology such as mine, AI, will make some of the people that work there not needed anymore. Many of the people going away will be ...
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