“People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.” – Aldous Huxley Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a disruptive technology that is rapidly transforming our world, impacting everything from healthcare and transportation to communication, education and entertainment. AI refers to programs that have the ability to autonomously identify…
Written and posted by WUNRUN 19 Mar 2025 CSW69 panel calls for reform of global framework to safeguard women’s communication and digital rights Binding frameworks and renewed action are needed to advance gender justice in and through the media 30 years after United Nations member states adopted the Beijing Platform for Action, concluded a parallel event co-organized…
Written by Marlyn Tadros* Speaking to Business Insider, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison made a startling assertion about the future of artificial intelligence, stating that AI could be used to ensure citizens are “on their best behavior.” While this may sound like a benign or even positive statement, the implications are troubling and deeply concerning. It…
In an article entitled “Concerns Over Big Tech and Digital Privacy Shift” in Wired Magazine, six-time award-winning author and investigative journalist on cybersecurity, Covid-19, and privacy, Violet Blue, discusses her privacy concerns as Big Tech companies cooperate with the Trump administration.She claims that due to worries about Big Tech companies cooperating with the Trump administration,…
UN Headquarters Informal Dialogues on the Pact for the Future The President of the General Assembly is organizing informal dialogues to help Member States with the implementation of the Pact for the Future. These dialogues aim to allow Members to exchange views and share best practices leading up to a review of the Pact in…
The WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 will take place from 7 to 11 July 2025 at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, co-hosted by the ITU and the Swiss Confederation, and co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD. The event is strengthened by the collaborative engagement of other United Nations entities with the mandate of implementing the WSIS Action…
Digital Democracy Now participated in the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women was was scheduled to occur in New York from 10 to 21 March 2025. Ten delegates from DDN attended, among them participants from Bhutan, Iran and Afghanistan. We also were joined by Global Citizens Circle. Key Points: Outcome documents…
This is the summary of an article in Wired magazine. The AI-first strategy is a disaster without checks and balances. More on the danger of such a strategy to come. Elon Musk Ally Tells Staff ‘AI-First’ Is the Future of Key Government Agency SUMMARY: In a meeting, Thomas Shedd, the new director of Technology Transformation…
