AI Competition
When Machines Watch, Do We Look Away?
There is something both awe-inspiring and unsettling about what we have built. Artificial intelligence now sits at the edge of every major decision, from...
Are LLMs Bringing in a New Form of Western Hegemony
The rise of large language models has led to a new wave of global inequality, where data, compute, and capital are concentrated in the...
The Silicon Dunes: UAE’s Grand Design to Rewire the Future of Global AI
In the dunes of Abu Dhabi, a quiet yet transformative revolution is unfolding. The UAE’s unveiling of a 5-gigawatt (GW) AI campus, the largest artificial...
US-China technology competition: A New Cold War Threat to Global Stability
In recent years, the technology competition between the United States and China has escalated significantly, covering the fields of semiconductors, 5G networks, artificial intelligence...
AI Governance in the Global South: Turning Risk into Relevance
The launch of the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Guidelines by Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) on April 29, 2025, has sparked critical discussions...
Trump 2.0 and AI: What’s at Stake for the Indo-Pacific and the Quad?
Authors: Abhivardhan and Genevieve Donnellon-May
The recent Trump administration memorandums (M-25-21 and M-25-22) highlight a strategic continuity in US artificial intelligence (AI) policy, one that extends beyond...
Training AI with Silence: What the Global South Can Teach the Algorithm
In most of the world, artificial intelligence is taught to listen to noise.
It consumes millions of voices, scrolls endlessly through conversations, headlines, reactions, ratings....
AI’s Environmental Impact Under Scrutiny: A Call for Responsible Innovation
As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms industries, from healthcare and finance to education and defense, the question of its environmental impact is no longer...
France Aims to Lead Global AI Race with Bold Investments at Paris Summit
PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron has declared artificial intelligence (AI) as a “technological and scientific revolution of unprecedented scale,” unveiling plans to invest a substantial...
Global Insights on AI Safety: A Citizen’s Perspective on the Landmark International Report
As I prepare for the inaugural AI Action Summit 2025 in Paris, I reflect on my recent in-depth review of the groundbreaking International AI...