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Did you know? From our Spitting Images tool tracking GenAI + deepfakes: - 42% of instances were spread on X - 17% were spread on Facebook - 12% were spread on Instagram - 12% were spread on TikTok Learn more: gmfus.org/spitting-image…

No coding experience necessary, and GMF will support participant travel costs! We are especially looking for: - Democracy researchers - Activists - Journalists - Newsroom staff - Data scientists

👋A warm welcome to @DrPamelaPark, our newest expert at @gmftech! Her insights and leadership in advising tech leadership will be invaluable to our team. Looking forward to great things! #TechExpert Learn more: gmfus.org/find-experts/p…

"Bipartisan concern about China means technology competition will remain a priority for either administration," write @LindsayPGorman and @juliatrehu in "Crossed Wires? Technology Policy After the US Election" gmfus.org/news/crossed-w…

Kamala Harris: "a policy about China should be making sure the USA wins the competition for the 21st century. Which means ... investing in US based tech so that we win the race on AI & quantum computing" Learn more about Harris & Trump's visions on tech: gmfus.org/news/crossed-w…

Die Landtagswahlkampagne der #AfD in Thüringen ist raus. Alle demokratischen Kräfte sollten wissen, wie Höckes rechtsextremer Landesverband vorgeht. Denn die Kampagne ist das nächste Level der Selbstverharmlosung, sie soll einen „Feel-Good-Rechtsextremismus" erzeugen⬇️ 1/8

In March, GMF Tech organized the Transatlantic Tech Exchange, a weeklong study tour for a delegation of 12 high-ranking members of the European Parliament who have an interest in technology policy. Read more, from @TheBrookeTanner and @azberlin gmfus.org/news/tech-poli…

🚨Some news! After several months of development, I'm thrilled to announce the launch of the new Technology Program @GMFTech I'm leading at the German Marshall Fund. Our aim is to advance democratic competitiveness & values in emerging technology. (1/4) gmfus.org/innovation-wor…

1/ I just finished a 2.5 week trip through China today, my first visit in about a decade. I was there for family reasons, but it also happened to be my first time in the country as a tech industry observer My amateur travel journal on the China tech market -

🚨Fascinating AI paper alert: @Floridi publishes "Hypersuasion - On AI’s Persuasive Power and How to Deal With It," and it's a must-read for everyone in AI. Quotes: "The relentless nature of AI’s hypersuasion, the magnitude of its scope, its availability, affordability, and degree of efficiency based on machine-generated content accurately tailored to individual users or consumers who spend increasing amounts of their lives onlife (both online and offline) in the infosphere overshadow its precursors, not only in terms of the depth of personalised influence but also for the potential scale of distribution and impact (Burtell and Woodside 2023). AI can and will be used, evermore commonly and successfully, to manipulate people’s views, preferences, choices, inclinations, likes and dislikes, hopes, and fears (...)" - "For the moment, one may be tempted to conclude that AI and, indeed, any persuasive technology is neutral (perhaps with the only exception of the erosion of autonomy, more on this presently). However, as I argued elsewhere (Floridi 2023), this would be a mistake. It is much better to interpret it as double-charged, in tension between evil and good uses. The forces pulling in the wrong direction may be as strong as those pulling in the right. Arguably, if some autonomy is eroded (but see below), this may be to the advantage of the individuals persuaded, their societies, or the environment (...)" - To conclude, AI has introduced a new and potent form of persuasion (hypersuasion). Preventing, minimising, and withstanding the negative impact of hypersuasion requires a comprehensive strategy, at the individual and societal level, that includes the protection of privacy, the development of fair competition among actors, transparent allocation of accountability, and good education and engagement. These and other factors – not highlighted in this article because they are more generally relevant, from responsible design to good social practices – require, as usual, ethical, and legal frameworks, regulatory oversight, implementation, and enforcement(...)."   ➡️Link to the full paper below. ➡️Subscribe to my newsletter (link below) for more updates on AI policy, regulation, and excellent papers.

Who are the tech MEPs set to sit in the next European Parliament? A short 🧵based on teamwork w/ @MathieuPollet_, @AntoanetaRoussi, @Gmvolpi and @pieter_haeck) pro.politico.eu/news/181238

💻 Despite little in the way of regulation since last November's inaugural #AI Safety Summit in the UK attracted broad publicity, the wheels have been turning. As the Seoul AI summit kicked off yesterday, @frankhersey dug into the global state of play 👇 lnkd.in/etCnBRMA

👩‍💻 Two months after the EU passed the #AI Act, Colorado became the first US state to enact a law building on the EU’s risk-based approach. It probably won’t be the last. 🌍🌎 Read ungated analysis from @Siliconlaw now 👇 lnkd.in/gxm4PMw5

The Netherlands will ask Brussels for an opt-out from the existing asylum rules, so the country can set its own independent migration policy

O1 visa hacks for founders — build a startup in the US! Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a Nobel prize, to raise any money, or to have a co-founder to get an O1 visa. You can be scrappy, a solo founder, and bootstrap. I got my O1 six months ago after being told I didn’t qualify. Since then, I’ve helped dozens of other immigrant founders get theirs. It’s the fastest, most flexible way to live in the US & build a startup with unlimited extensions. Let me show you how 🧵

🚨BREAKING: The @Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI publishes its Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2024, one of the most authoritative sources for data and insights on AI. Below are its top 10 takeaways: 1. AI beats humans on some tasks, but not on all; 2. Industry continues to dominate frontier AI research; 3. Frontier models get way more expensive; 4. The United States leads China, the EU, and the U.K. as the leading source of top AI models; 5. Robust and standardized evaluations for LLM responsibility are seriously lacking; 6. Generative AI investment skyrockets; 7. The data is in: AI makes workers more productive and leads to higher quality work; 8. Scientific progress accelerates even further, thanks to AI; 9. The number of AI regulations in the United States sharply increases; 10. People across the globe are more cognizant of AI’s potential impact—and more nervous. ➡️Read the @StanfordHAI report below. ➡️For more information on AI policy & regulation, subscribe to my newsletter (link in bio).

This time four years ago, many countries had restricted immigration to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Asia Pacific region had some of the earliest, strictest, and most prolonged travel measures for much of the pandemic. This devastated cross-border mobility. New report⬇️

🇪🇺 Last week, GMF hosted the second workshop focusing on EU-U.S. cooperation in the global race on AI; ahead of the 2024 European Cyber Agora. 🤝 We welcomed representatives from EU institutions, private industry, NGOs and academia, in collaboration with @MicrosoftEU & @EU_ISS.

It’s over 😢 Council Pres decided to unilaterally cancel the negotiations on the EU Long Term Residence Directive - mainly because one country lobbied heavily against it (merci beaucoup…) After years of working on this law, this is a sad outcome. Statement in committee 👇🏽

It's time to address the economic and security risks of Chinese electric vehicles in Europe. Read @oertel_janka's latest commentary on China's stake in the European EV market and how European policymakers must respond before its too late. 🚘 🆕 @ECFR buff.ly/3SwFSHe