My first loves were international relations, economics and politics. I grew up around cigar smoking patriarchs that talked at length about the US, Russia, China and all the innovations, wars, conflicts and progress in between. I marveled at our global world and…
If you, or your kids, are obsessed with TikTok, you might be surprised to hear that the company behind your favorite app is a giant artificial intelligence tech conglomerate in China. Many westerners have no idea that China is actually setting a…
Cities are complex ecosystems that are evolving fast and — like citizens — becoming increasingly digital. By 2025, the total number of global internet users is expected to reach 6.2 billion; the total number of connected devices is expected to surpass 100…
Despite pandemic-driven restrictions on movement, there were over 12,000 accidents in Madrid in 2020, leading to 31 fatalities. In Barcelona, there were more than 5,700 collisions, causing 14 deaths. Pedestrian and vehicle safety is a priority, which is why a research project…
Shanghai 12345, a 24-hour government-run public service hotline, is taking an intelligent approach to respond to residents’ concerns more accurately and rapidly, officials said on Sunday. A new intelligent system relying on artificial intelligence technology has been launched. Its collects data on…
As states continue to struggle with record numbers of unemployment claims, they need to leverage technology to help agencies meet demand. Data from January 2021 shows a national unemployment rate of 6.3 percent, well below the April 2020 rate of 14.7 percent but still worryingly…
The artificial intelligence boom isn’t slowing yet, with new figures showing a 34.5 percent increase in the publication of AI research from 2019 to 2020. That’s a higher percentage growth than 2018 to 2019 when the volume of publications increased by 19.6…
What was your New Year’s resolution? For most of us it was to exercise more or eat right. But, if you are like many in government, it may have been to take your initial artificial intelligence (AI) pilots and experiments up to…
Harm wrought by AI tends to fall most heavily on marginalized communities. In the United States, algorithmic harm may lead to the false arrest of Black men, disproportionately reject female job candidates, or target people who identify as queer. In India, those impacts can further…
