Avoid the Fatal Trap of Geopolitics in AI Regulation

Debates over AI’s existential risks have reached a boiling point. Yet there is a far more immediate threat: the entangling of geopolitics with AI regulation. Geopolitics must not be allowed to derail genuine efforts to curb AI risks. States must forge a consensus on what constitutes a true catastrophic AI risk, distinguishing it from doomsday hype. Subsequently, a global governance framework for catastrophic AI risks must be established, with a focus on autonomous weapons and critical infrastructure.

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“Is this AI generated?” The challenges of regulating and implementing AI-Generated content labelling in the EU and China

The proliferation of AI-generated content (AIGC) is widely seen as threatening our ability to agree on what is real or true. In response, a wave of regulations around the world has emerged in recent years. However, implementing these regulations faces some major challenges, including regulatory ambiguities, technical limitations, and cross-border interoperability. This policy report compares the regulatory approaches and implementation challenges in the EU and China.

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The era of digital surveillance: Authoritarianism vs. democracy?

Is the “authoritarianism vs. democracy” paradigm useful when it comes to digital surveillance? What are the factors that shape the public’s views about digital surveillance? How to balance the benefits of surveillance technologies and the protection of civil rights? These are the key questions this report tries to answer.

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