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BBC Audio | The Interface | Is AI running modern warfare? This week on the Interface: the role of AI in war, and betting sites that alter the future

On The Interface, @karenhao.bsky.social, @thomasgermain.bsky.social, and @nickywoolf.bsky.social, include @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social’s take (13:45): If Amodei is saying Claude is not safe for fully autonomous weapons, he should not be saying it’s safe for decision support systems.

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The one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon The US said we can’t afford to let a surveillance state like China win the AI race. Well...

. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social spoke to @sigalsamuel.bsky.social at @vox.com: “The existing guardrails for generative AI are deeply lacking, and it has been shown how easily compromised they are, intentionally or inadvertently.”

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Key Questions on the Role of Technology in the Expanding Middle East War Tech Policy Press asked experts working at the intersection of technology policy, security, and international affairs to share what they are watching.

. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social argues that deploying AI in military targeting systems is dangerously misguided. These models are unreliable and incapable of meeting the safety standards required for warfare.

Read more in @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @voxdotcom.bsky.social and BBC 🧵

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The one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon The US said we can’t afford to let a surveillance state like China win the AI race. Well...

.@heidykhlaaf.bsky.social spoke to @sigalsamuel.bsky.social @vox.com: “The existing guardrails for generative AI are deeply lacking, and it has been shown how easily compromised they are, intentionally or inadvertently.”

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. @smw.bsky.social went on @cnn.com to discuss Anthropic. “There are existing standards around the use of tools in these contexts that need to be upheld and the Pentagon should be abiding by its own playbook.” shorturl.at/4gPYy

@heidykhlaaf.bsky.social also speaks to this in CBC: shorturl.at/dB2qG

and @aboxiwu.bsky.social, visiting fellow investigating the AI global supply chain: ainowinstitute.org/contributor/...

Aya Ibrahim who will join us as a visiting Senior Economic and National Security Fellow: ainowinstitute.org/contributor/...

We’re also excited to welcome three new fellows to the team: Katie Wells, who will join us as a Senior Fellow to lead AI Now’s work on AI and Healthcare:

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AI Now is excited to announce our Board of Directors: Lucy Suchman, @karenhao.bsky.social and @veenadubal.bsky.social, all longstanding advisors and supporters of the institute. We’re grateful for their support and excited to take our work into the next phase.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: When Algorithms Set the Price: How Dominant Corporations Inflate Costs and Undermine Competition. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email a... Join the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) on Tuesday, March 3, from 1:00–2:00 pm ET for a live virtual event examining how pricing algorithms deployed by powerful corporations — including Amaz...

Pricing algorithms deployed by powerful corporations are inflating prices, undermining competition, and threatening independent businesses and communities. On 3/3, Katie Wells joins @ilsr.bsky.social and others for a conversation on algorithmic pricing & market power.
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Pricing algorithms deployed by powerful corporations are inflating prices, undermining competition, and threatening independent businesses and communities. On 3/3, Katie Wells joins @ilsr and others for a conversation on algorithmic pricing & market power.
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The global AI summit produced another round of generic promises signed by 86 countries. The wide endorsement "tells you what kind of agenda it is: one that is AI-industry approved, not one that meaningfully protects the public," said @ambakak.bsky.social.

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Can India be a “third way” AI alternative to the U.S. and China? The AI Impact Summit in India, the first in a developing country, proposes an option that focuses on public good and development. But can it deliver without capitulating to Big Tech?

At this AI Impact Summit, the global south is being pitched as a “third way” AI alternative to the US and China. Can it deliver without capitulating to Big Tech?

Analysis from @ambakak.bsky.social, Astha Kapoor, Sumedha Deshmukh & Mila Samdub in @restofworld.org: restofworld.org/2026/india-a...

Reframing Impact: AI Summit 2026 The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

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Multilateralism The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

“Multilateralism” with @chinasa.bsky.social: What does inter-country collaboration on AI look like in the context of global power imbalance?

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Linguistic Diversity The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

“Linguistic Diversity” with Chenai Chair: What’s the point of training AI models on different languages if we’re not listening to the people who speak them?

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Open Source The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

“Sovereignty” with @grohmannrafael.bsky.social: Why are tech execs wielding “digital sovereignty” as an argument for corporate control? Shouldn’t digital sovereignty mean that “we the people” get control over our digital destinies?

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Open Source The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

“Open Source” with @meredithmeredith.bsky.social: What does open source even mean in our LLM and tech monopoly era?

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We’re dropping the final four interventions with @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @grohmannrafael.bsky.social, Chenai Chair, and @chinasa.bsky.social.

In Reframing Impact: AI Summit 2026, we’re reframing the narratives that shape AI discourse, policy, and power today. 🧵

Reframing Impact: AI Summit 2026 The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

To read the first 5 interventions, visit ainowinstitute.org/publications...

AI for Good The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

Read “AI For Good” from @abeba.bsky.social: When people say “AI for Good” - who is this AI really good for? And who gets hurt in the process?

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Democratization The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

Read “Democratization” from @audreyt.org: Can we really trust private companies to “democratize” AI?

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Frugal AI The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

Read "Frugal AI" from @timnitgebru.bsky.social: Why do tech execs think that every AI model has to be a massive, resource-hungry machine? And how we might build otherwise?

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Accountability The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

Read “Accountability” from Nikhil Dey: How can accountability be a real tool for people and movements instead of a buzzword for tech companies?

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We just dropped the next 4 essays in Reframing Impact: AI Summit 2026, our new series with Aapti Institute and
@themaybe.org – this time with Nikhil Dey, @timnitgebru.bsky.social, @audreyt.org, and @abeba.bsky.social 🧵

NACDL - Code, Culpability, and Constitutional Law: AI in the Criminal Legal System LOCATION: American University’s Washington College of Law, Washington, DC DATE:Thursday, February 5, 2026 COST: FREE, Registration Required CLE Credit: Not available;

What does it mean for the criminal legal system to be increasingly reliant on privately developed technologies in the age of AI hype? On 2/5, @ambakak.bsky.social will keynote at @nacdl.org on AI, Markets, and the Privatization of State Authority

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Recent layoffs have been attributed to AI. Is that reality? Do recent layoffs signal AI is actually replacing human workers? Or, do those companies just think it sounds good to investors?

Do recent layoffs signal AI is actually replacing human workers? Or do companies just think it sounds good to investors? @smw.bsky.social on @marketplace.org: “It’s a way for companies to look like they’re being innovative while stepping back over-investment.”

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In two weeks, world leaders and tech executives will descend on Delhi for the AI Impact Summit 2026. There, power brokers will paint a pretty picture of the role AI will play in saving the world - from sharing prosperity to fixing climate change.

The India AI Impact Summit 2026: Early Forensics and Planting the Seeds for a People-Centered Alternative The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

PS: Read our opening essay, “The India AI Impact Summit 2026: Early Forensics and Planting the Seeds for a People-centered Alternative.”

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Human Capital The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...

Joan Kinyua, “Human Capital:” Why are human capital discussions speaking about the "future of work" leaving out the workers undergirding AI development?

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