My Diigo

Yosua Benigo on the the threat of AI and what he said to the UNSC Tags: politics unitednations regulation artificialintelligence […]

P. Yoshi Bengio's evidence to the UNSC. "Humanity has summoned the courage and wisdom to manage catastrophic risks before. This is one of those moments; far bigger than any personal, commercial, or national interest." Annotations: […]

The text provides a critical analysis of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address, arguing that while her diagnosis of Europe's challenges is accurate, her proposed political solutions lack substance, ambition, and […]

A look at anti-racism in he UK and its parliament, focusing on he Burnham Government. Annotations: and Burnham is just about at the limits of showing a caring sensibility - doing so for […]

by DW, but not fascist; a catalogue of terms and measurements of the AfD against them. Tags: poliics deutschewelle AFD fascism

at the United Nations, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha on Wednesday called on Russia to accept a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Tags: polititcs unitednations […]

Just a flesh wound Tags: politics europeanunion gdpr google

Annotations: Moreover, misinformation generated by AI systems can sometimes be better written and even more convincing than those made by human propagandists. (Monteith et al., 2023) […]

The AfD’s breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt marks the collapse of Germany’s exclusion strategy and brings German politics closer to the reality already taking shape across Europe. Tags: politics […]

BERLIN — Germany’s far right is moving to turn its landslide election victory into a knockout blow against Friedrich Merz and his beleaguered conservatives — and the chancellor appears at a loss over how to respond. Tags: […]

The status von der Leyen is exploring for Canada won’t be available for commitment-phobes closer to the Continent. Tags: politics europeanunion canada […]

The text of the speech at Press corner | European Commission Annotations: we put in place a bold plan. To build an economy where innovation and energy flow across borders. Where companies […]

Government sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressed. The tone of HMG's response is unhelpful. The best way to move on beyond the Reset is to finish it, agree the full terms of the WA and then askk for […]

In 1965, one of the last Welsh-only speaking communities in Wales was drowned to supply water to Liverpool. Lauren Good charts the story of Capel Celyn, and its enduring legacy Tags: politics […]

Gerrymandering in the quiet. This article is by the UCL Constitution Unit and dated 2016. Tags: politics houseofcommons gerrymander

Sanctuary cities have value. The page says, "Filed alongside a separate lawsuit brought by a coalition of cities led by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Attorney General James’ lawsuit challenges a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “public […]

A white paper, by Felin & Holweg arguing that #AI can' #invent Tags: technology artificialintelligence invention whitepaper

By Alex HallHall, an excoriating critique of the UK approach to negotiating reentry, she also predicts that Canada will not become an associate memeber, but that CETA will be enhanaced and that they will get a better deal than the snail's pace UK […]

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he Five Asks are: Drop the red lines on Europe, By the end of 2026, publish a strategy for cementing the UK's place in Europe, Make the UK Europe's closest security partner, Launch a national conversation on the UK's European future, & Put a route […]