Age of AI

Medlir and Chris talk to Marwa Fatafta, a Palestian digital rights activist, about her work as a digital activist in Palestine and how digital technologies are harnessed against civil society. Young Diogenes also explains the nuts-and-bolts of spyware. https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement-report/statement-targeting-palestinian-hrds-pegasus https://www.accessnow.org/women-human-rights-de...

Medlir and Chris have a discussion with Dr. Daphné Richemond-Barak of IDC Herzliya-Israel, about: the evolving role of tunnels in warfare, the importance of international humanitarian law, the Abraham Accords, and whether AI-enabled defense systems like Israel's Iron Dome should be emulated or regulated alongside other Autonomous Weapons Systems. Meanwhile, Young Diongenes shares what some of...

Description: Medlir and Chris discuss with Gloria Shkurti Özdemir of Turkey-based think-tank SETA, Turkey's ambitious plans for the development and export of AI-enabled military hardware in light of the country's recently announced 5 year strategy. Ismail al-Jaazari, a 12th century Muslim scholar, inventor, artist, and mathematician credited with being the father of robotics, and Ada Lov...

Medlir, Chris, and YD discuss some of the major developments in AI for IR during the past year (and other delightful tangents). https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2021/06/south-korea-add-robots-rails-and-ai-surveillance-dmz-border/174734/ https://www.the-good-ai.com/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/24/1014369/10-breakthrough-technologies-2021/   https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ai-wi...

Medlir and Chris explore China’s approach to AI governance and innovation with our guest Chen Dingding in a conversation that touches on a number of topics from US-China relations and tech competition to AI governance. While YD ask questions about what the term Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) means, and whether the substrate (biological, silicon, etc.) on which AI runs is likely to affect th...

Medlir and Chris discuss a wide range of topics with Eugenio V. Garcia.  The discussion ranges from: AI militarization and the Global South, efforts to regulate AI by international organizations, to recent developments in AI regulation in Brazil. Meanwhile YD ponders the latest developments in what wearable digital technologies could mean for our digital lives, privacy, and social fragmentation, w...

Medlir and Chris discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI and emerging tech Southeast Asia, tech competition, and regional digital governance with Mark Manantan, while YD and the team ponder what Dune tells us about our future. Links: https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/mind-the-gap-how-southeast-asia-can-make-the-ai-leap/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_convergence

Medlir and Chris discuss innovation, Sino-US tech competition, and AI governance in China with Emily Weinstein. While YD raises the question of whether top down or bottom up incentives are 'better' and the role of government in technology innovation.

Medlir and Chris speak with Leonid Kovachich to discuss Russia’s approach to AI and emerging technology (with YD asking a couple questions about Privacy, Data Governance, and further improving audit trails in the age of AI). Links: https://carnegie.ru/2021/04/21/digital-authoritarianism-with-russian-characteristics-pub-84346 https://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nocetti_russia_artif...

Medlir, Chris and YD discuss highlights from our first season.

Medlir and Chris discuss AI and (Counter)Terrorism with our guest Adrian Shtuni.  While Young Diogenes shares 3 possible vectors for terrorist use of AI. Links:  https://warontherocks.com/2019/09/terrorist-groups-artificial-intelligence-and-killer-drones/ http://unicri.it/sites/default/files/2021-06/Malicious%20Use%20of%20AI%20-%20UNCCT-UNICRI%20Report_Web.pdf https://imctc.org/en/eLibrary/INTRepo...

Medlir and Chris discuss the future of work with our guest Elena Ardelean, while Young Diogenes reflects on the end of the world. Articles: https://ai4da.com/how-does-ai-impact-the-labor-market-and-what-can-we-do-about-it/ https://www.nber.org/papers/w24689 https://workofthefuture.mit.edu/research-post/artificial-intelligence-and-the-future-of-work/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2021/03...

Medlir and Chris interview Ray Acheson on patriarchy, defense technologies and AI, and are also joined by three special guests who share their perspectives on AI and IR. Related Links: https://reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Publications/aws-and-patriarchy.pdf https://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/publications-and-research/publications/14677-why-gender-matters-in-international-c...

Medlir and Chris interview Dr. Yuna Wong on wargaming, deterrence, and the future of conflict, while Young Diogenes discusses how AI may change gaming. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2797.html https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TL301.html https://www.rand.org/pubs/authors/w/wong_yuna_huh.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cnb3_rv2Fk https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1035/squad-lead...

Medlir and Chris interview Marta Bo on Autonomous Weapons Systems and accountability under international criminal law, while Young Diogenes talks about the trolley dilemma, the moral machine, and that time when Dwight and Michael end up in a lake. Related Links: https://www.asser.nl/about-the-institute/asser-today/blog-meaningful-human-control-over-autonomous-weapons-and-international-criminal-law...

Medlir and Chris interview Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi on AI and security in East Asia with a focus on Japan, while Young Diogenes discusses how the show's tagline may be perceived in the future, and 'The Midas Touch'. Related Links: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Emerging-Technologies-and-the-Future-of-US-Japan-Defense-Collaboration.pdf https://warontherocks.co...

 Medlir and Chris interview Karen Richmond on the risks and opportunities opened up by AI for the practice of international justice, while Young Diogenes discusses algorithmic bias Related Links: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3727899 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12027-020-00602-0 https://cjtec.org/files/5f5f93ea20ded https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2020/09...

Medlir and Chris interview one of the leading experts on big data ethics in the humanitarian field, Andrej Zwitter, while Young Diogenes discusses deep fakes. Related Links: http://hdl.handle.net/11370/067d2e43-89db-4d9c-ba88-65910a8cec71 http://hdl.handle.net/11370/353cc676-c7ae-4e35-bb0f-d80521e5849b   https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbloc.2020.00026/full https://jhumanitarianaction...

Medlir and Chris interview Katharina Hoene on how AI may shape diplomatic practice and international negotiations, while Young Diogenes discusses the benefits of Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3). Related Links: https://www.diplomacy.edu/sites/default/files/AI-diplo-report.pdf https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/2021-emergence-digital-foreign-policy

Medlir and Chris interview our guest, Jacob Parakilas, to discuss what you need to know about the US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s report on national security and defense, while Young Diogenes talks about the 2017 arms-control advocacy video Slaughterbots . Related Links: https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/is-an-alliance-of-alliances-around-ai-feasible/ https://www.nscai.g...

Medlir, Chris, and Young Diogenes introduce the podcast by exploring the many ways Artificial Intelligence will shape the future of International Relations.