AI is giving tech companies power that once belonged to governments
… In the 1950s, nuclear governance emerged against the backdrop of unmistakable devastation and a clear existential threat. AI presents no such singular moment of reckoning. …
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Can India be a “third way” AI alternative to the U.S. and China?
… Similar debates around “openwashing” are very much alive in the AI context, where flimsy definitions function to obscure the infrastructural dependencies that run through the AI stack. Another undercurrent is that governance is no longer really the government’s problem. …
AI is minting new billionaires, and workers want their share
… Elon Musk trial, campaigners lobbying for better wages for workers gathered with a large banner that said, “Workers demand a piece of the pie.” In his Facebook post, presidential policy chief Kim said that South Korea has a rare opportunity to transform from being a mere provider of AI infrastructu… …
Family deepfakes help people celebrate and grieve in India
… As the debate around deepfakes — like the sexualized images produced by X’s Grok chatbot — continues, in wedding halls and living rooms in India, AI-generated avatars are quietly lodging themselves into ceremonies and rituals that have long insisted on presence. …