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Four seasons of AI: From excitement to clarity in the first year of ChatGPT
30 November 2023
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How can legal wisdom from 19th-century Montenegro and Valtazar Bogišić help AI regulation
23 November 2023
Note: I had the pleasure of talking often with the late Ambassadors Ljubiša Perović and Milan Begović about the applicability of Valtazar Bogiši...
How can we deal with AI risks?
08 November 2023
Clarity in dealing with ‘known’ and transparency in addressing ‘unknown’ AI risks In the fervent d...
Jua Kali AI: Bottom-up algorithms for a Bottom-up economy
07 November 2023
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a cornerstone of the global economy, AI’s foundations must be anchored in community-driven data, knowledge, and wisdom. \'Bottom-up AI\' should grow from...
Training and courses
Events
Geneva AI Community launch
23 Nov 23 - 23 Nov 23
Town hall meeting on AI and Diplomacy at the Swiss Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva
29 Sep 23 - 29 Sep 23
Switzerland
Brussels meets Geneva in the AI era
26 Sep 23 - 26 Sep 23
AI Axial Moment: From history’s lessons to future AI governance
05 Sep 23 - 05 Sep 23
AI – Opportunities, Risks and Challenges of Generative AI (CIGF 2023)
24 Aug 23 - 24 Aug 23
AI-based report of United Nations Security Council debate marks start of a new era in multilateral diplomacy
03 May 23 - 03 May 23
Switzerland
The Power of the Unsaid – Diplomatic Communication in the AI Era (Workshop)
25 Apr 23 - 25 Apr 23
Serbia, Southeast Europe
Diplo @ InnoVent 2: How can AI help our meetings?
30 Mar 23 - 30 Mar 23
How to Train Diplomats to Deal With AI and Data? (WebDebate #58)
04 Apr 23 - 04 Apr 23
What role can AI play in diplomatic negotiation? (WebDebate #57)
07 Mar 23 - 07 Mar 23
Will AI take over diplomatic reporting? (WebDebate #56)
07 Feb 23 - 07 Feb 23
Digital Diplomacy in practice: How knowledge sharing happens thoughout the UN system
24 Nov 22 - 24 Nov 22
2022 Diplo Week in Geneva
07 Nov 22 - 11 Nov 22
2023 Diplo Days in Geneva
04 Dec 23 - 08 Dec 23
AI Policy Summit 2022
10 Oct 22 - 13 Oct 22
AI: A Threat or a Chance for Humanity?
15 Sep 22 - 15 Sep 22
[Briefing #86] Africa at the forefront | AI sentience & social challenges
28 Jun 22 - 28 Jun 22
Africa
AI as a Tool for Diplomacy and Mediation
17 May 22 - 17 May 22
Global Communications and Audiences: Propaganda, Fake News & AI Censorship
28 Mar 22 - 28 Mar 22
Digital standards, China, and geopolitics: What is at stake?
14 Dec 21 - 14 Dec 21
[Briefing for diplomats] An inclusive internet: Lowering the barriers for access
02 Dec 21 - 02 Dec 21
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Global Conflict
18 Oct 21 - 18 Oct 21
1st International Online Conference on Digital Transformation in Culture and Education
14 Apr 21 - 16 Apr 21
Online
Humanism and artificial intelligence
24 Dec 19 - 24 Dec 19
[WebDebate] AI for peacemaking: New tools and opportunities for mediators
04 Jun 19 - 04 Jun 19
Online
Report: Mapping the challenges and opportunities of AI for the conduct of diplomacy
28 Jan 19 - 28 Jan 19
Diplo & the Geneva Internet Platform at the 13th Internet Governance Forum
12 Nov 18 - 14 Nov 18
France
Introduction to Digital Policy and Diplomacy 2018 (just-in-time Geneva-based course)
08 Oct 18 - 17 Dec 18
Switzerland
#Cybermediation: What role for blockchain technology and natural language processing AI?
05 Oct 18 -
Switzerland
Artificial Intelligence Lab launched
01 Sep 18 - 01 Sep 18
Digital policy in global governance: Issues and challenges discussed in Geneva
22 Sep 17 -
Switzerland
Diplo at third South Eastern Europe Dialogue on Internet Governance (SEEDIG)
24 May 17 - 25 May 17
North Macedonia, Southeast Europe
Introduction to Digital Politics 2015: online course for Geneva-based diplomats
27 Apr 15 - 22 Jun 15
Online
Bitcoin and other crypto currencies
13 Jun 14 - 13 Jun 14
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies: technical, monetary, policy and development context
13 Jun 14 -
Switzerland
Resources
2021
Report: The geopolitics of digital standards: China’s role in standard-setting organisations
Standards for digital technologies are all around us, enabling devices to interact with each other, allowing us to connect to mobile networks, and facilitating the exchange of information. By providing rules or guidelines for the development and functioning of techno... Read more...
2019
Mediation and artificial intelligence: Notes on the future of international conflict resolution
Over the last years AI has emerged as a hot topic with regard to its impact on our political, social, and economic lives.... Read more...
2019
The EU’s New Commission: Digital Policy in the Limelight (Briefing Paper #13)
In this briefing paper, Dr Stephanie Borg Psaila analyses Ursula von der Leyen's new EU Commission's emphasis on digital policy for 2019–2024.... Read more...
2018
Searching for Meaningful Human Control. The April 2018 Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (Briefing Paper #10)
In this briefing paper, Ms Barbara Rosen Jacobson analyses the debate of the April 2018 meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). The group was established to discuss emerging technologies in the area of... Read more...
2015
Stakeholderism in African Internet Governance: the Case of the .africa gTLD
In 2012, ICANN announced plans to delegate over 1000 new generic top level domain names, one of which was the long awaited .africa.... Read more...
