Global Situation: In 2023, the world faced numerous challenges, including regional conflicts, environmental damage, and the impact of anthropogenic actions on society.
UN Initiatives: The UN said it's important to protect human rights, the environment, diversity, and to make sure everyone is included.
Digital sovereignty is evolving to address governance, data accumulation, and diplomacy. Misinformation, hate speech, and data misuse threaten governance and development.
Threats of AI: Karl Manheim and Lyric Kaplan warned of AI risks to democracy, privacy, and autonomy, especially in manipulating economic and political decisions.
The US, China, and the EU have different approaches to digital regulation: the US prioritizes free markets, China favors state control, and the EU focuses on human-centric digital economy.
Concerns: Democracies are worried about China's way of controlling technology and using it to control its people.
AI in Warfare: AI is changing warfare, raising ethical and legal concerns about lethal autonomous weapons. We need to balance AI's use in civil and military life to prevent dehumanization in war.
Final Thoughts: The global AI landscape is a clash between ethics and power. Ethical frameworks, and human rights on authoritarian control are key to a humane, democratic, and sustainable AI future.