Smart partnerships amid great power competition
Artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies are developing at an exponential pace, and the discussion about their use as well as their implications for society and international relations is shaped by uncertainty. Whether it is the future of work, the collection and application of data, or new means for surveillance and social manipulation AI will most likely influence every aspect of modern life. Change is coming no matter whether people like it or not, and decision makers are under pressure to prepare for a new world in the digital age.
In order to establish forums, enable discussions about opportunities and challenges of modern technologies, and evaluate their implications for US-China relations, the Atlantic Council was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant that helped lay the groundwork for a new GeoTech Center, launched on March 11, 2020. Over the course of one year, we organized meetings in Paris, Brussels,
MSNBC "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough on Monday likened President Donald Trump to Hitler. This comes in the wake of the riot at the U.S. Capitol by a group of Trump supporters. | Clips
"A lot of German corporations saw Hitler as a clown. They backed him because they thought he was going to be a bulwark against communism. We ve seen a lot of businesses, a lot of CEOs, a lot of the
2021 forecast: Will the stock market go up? Will Biden be a lame-duck president?
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Incoming US President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he takes over the reins from Donald Trump. Photo / File
Incoming US President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he takes over the reins from Donald Trump. Photo / File
Financial Times A global pandemic was not on FT forecasters radar screen or anyone else s one year ago. But it proved, tragically, the defining event of 2020, and will dominate 2021. By pushing the US into recession and sending carbon dioxide emissions tumbling, it confounded two of our more confident forecasts and only 18 per cent of readers in our online contest predicted these correctly.