Clothing, Coat, Adult, Female, Person, Woman, City

AI at Diplo

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
 Diagram, Venn Diagram, Disk
6

Explainability
Transparency
Standards

8

Semantics
Probability
Aesthetics

About

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the theme of the day, as our society is on the eve of profound AI-driven changes. As 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.

Explore

 Robot, Baby, Person, Chandelier, Lamp

AI GOVERNANCE

Exploring the political, economic, and societal governance of AI. Monitoring governance processes at national, regional, and global levels.

 Body Part, Hand, Person

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.

 Electrical Device, Solar Panels, Electronics, Hardware

AI TECHNOLOGY

Developing DiploGPT and other AI tools. Experimenting with bottom-up AI through the use of high-quality ‘small data’.

 Art, Painting, Photography, Modern Art, City

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

 Book, Publication, Advertisement, Poster, Text

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. Utilising 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.

 Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, People, Person, Crowd, Adult, Female, Woman, Male, Man, Face, Head, Clothing, Suit, Audience, Advertisement, Poster

Blogs

From Job Loss to Wall Street: Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence

June 5, 2023

Hi diary! At the summit in London, Colonel Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton told a scary story. There was a test with an AI-controlled drone and the AI was supposed to be trained to find and target a surface-to-air missile threat. However, the human operato...

READ MORE

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 MORE

Transformation of artificial intelligence: A villain becomes a poet?

May 24, 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 false and terrible world created and bu...

READ MORE

To 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 MORE
 Book, Publication, Person, Adult, Male, Man, Face, Head, Advertisement, Comics, Clothing, Formal Wear, Suit, Beryl Cook

Events

The Power of the Unsaid – Diplomatic Communication in the AI Era (Workshop)
April 5, 2023

So far in our history we have only been able to communicate with other humans using language but with the technological advancements and the rise of ChatGPT we can now converse with an AI chatbot. More surprisingly still, that bot may even speak and write more fluently than we do, outperforming us in speed, scope, and […]

READ MORE
AI as a Tool for Diplomacy and Mediation
May 17, 2022

Date: Tuesday, 17th May (11:30–13:00 UTC | 13:30–15:00 CEST) Place: Geneva and online Registration:  1. Online participation (join via Zoom) 2. Participation in situ (IHEID – Petal 5 – Conference Centre C1 – map) This year’s Science Diplomacy Week will take place in Geneva from 16 to 20 May. As part of the programme, Diplo […]

READ MORE
Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT) Tour
August 30, 2021

The ‘AI and IoT Tour’ will explore Geneva’s contribution to AI and IoT. The ‘AI and IoT Tour’ is part of 12 Tours to Navigate Geneva, a monthly series of discussions organised by the Geneva Internet Platform which navigates Geneva’s rich digital policy and cultural scene. For more information visit the official page.

READ MORE
1st International Online Conference on Digital Transformation in Culture and Education
April 14, 2021

1st International Online Conference on Digital Transformation in Culture and Education 14–16 April 2021 This conference is an excellent forum for digital librarians, researchers, and practitioners to present and discuss the latest advancements, problems, future directions, and trends in digital transformation, especially in today’s ubiquitous virtual env

READ MORE
Launch: Digital Watch AI-powered media barometer
October 19, 2020

Launching on Monday, 19th October | Online Media coverage – or lack of coverage – is a good indicator of national policy priorities, new technological developments, and issues raised by various actors.   The new Digital Watch media barometer will use AI tools to analyse the coverage of digital issues across global media. The barometer will […]

READ MORE

Media