Bryan Druzin

Thank you to the government of Qatar, and to the University of Qatar, for hosting me in Doha to speak at the 2018 ‘Law and the Digital Age’ conference. #doha #cybersecurity #internetofthings #ArtificialIntelligence #qatari #InternetOfThings #legaltech lnkd.in/eYHjrYJ

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. - Carl Sagan

Two French women throwing grains and coins to starving children in Vietnam, 1900.

I enjoyed our panel on legal responses to AI existential risk with Michael Ramsden and Simon Goldstein, chaired by Dean Xi Chao at CU's interdisciplinary conference on AI safety. Our related MJIL article on systemic AI risk is here: lnkd.in/gTVNdgGr

How much a nation spends on its military as a percentage of its total GDP says a lot - in some ways more than absolute spending - but it usually gets glossed over. Military Spending as % of GDP (2025)

A sincere thank you to all the distinguished speakers, panelists, and attendees for their insightful contributions to "Legal Responses to the Existential Threat Posed by Artificial Intelligence" held at the @CUHK on 26-27 Sept, 2025 #AI #artificial_intelligence

@ProfArbel @CUHKLaw Our gain having you in Hong Kong, Yonathan!

Coming back from a conference in Hong Kong on the legal responses to AI x-risk. Awareness spreads globally and, critically, to China as well (although the road is still long). Thanks to @CUHKLaw for the organization and special thanks to @BryanDruzin

For anyone interested in law and the risks of AI, and is in the Hong Kong area, feel free to attend our upcoming conference on 26-27 September. Registration details, programme, and other info here: lnkd.in/gjCgVRXj #AI

Military Spending as a Share of GDP, by Country The global #military burden increased from 2.3% of GDP in 2023 to 2.5% in 2024, reflecting escalating #geopolitical instability. Given the challenges we now collectively face, the resources we are wasting on this is utter madness.

Life Expectancy by Country in 2025

The side of planet Earth we aren't used to seeing.

Chart comparing living things and AI based on the standard characteristics of life-it shows that #AI only meets energy use and response to stimuli. "Organized structure," "Development," "Reproduction," and "Death" might, however, be redefined, bringing this to 6/8

Chinese #universities are now firmly established among the world’s elite, with #Tsinghua University and Peking University both ranking in the global top 15 - a consequence of China’s massive state investment in higher #education and #research

Global AI investment, by country We've already lost control of AI. We're now locked into to its development by the sheer force of geopolitical competition. #tech #AI #ArtificialInteligence

With #Brazil, #Russia, #Canada, and #China controlling over a third of the world's #freshwater, these nations hold immense geopolitical leverage as #water scarcity intensifies globally. This control could become a massive bargaining chip in trade negotiations.

Global Population vs. GDP Size 🌎 The mismatch between where people live and where economic power resides is going to fuel geopolitical tensions, as established powers struggle to maintain their dominance. #globaleconomy

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death” MLK

Global AI investment, by country #tech #AI #ArtificialInteligence

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means the sun is about to set.

10. Kids on the streets of England, 123 years ago in the year 1901.

Anyone working in the area of AI and law, consider submitting an abstract to the upcoming conference below. Here's a link to the call for abstracts: shorturl.at/9LAWt Submit here: shorturl.at/QJW2i #AIExistentialThreat #AIRegulation #AIandLaw #AIGovernance