Fergus Ryan

China analyst @ASPI_CTS

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How are authoritarian regimes using AI to strengthen control?

At @OsloFF, ASPI Senior China Analyst @fryan explained how AI is being used to monitor citizens, censor information, spread propaganda and suppress dissent.

📺: https://t.co/c6eEExtxQB
📚: https://t.co/KRrgjqdtLT
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🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨

In ‘Lethal humidity and the systemic risks of climate change’, Dr Robert Glasser examines the threat of “lethal humidity”, warning more than half the global population could face life-threatening humid heat by the end of the century.

🔖: https://t.co/XdC5R9vOR0

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

'At the presentation of the encyclical, Leo was accompanied by Christopher Olah, a co-founder and safety researcher at AI firm Anthropic, which has tried to position itself as a proponent of AI safety.'

https://t.co/bWdvboJrGx

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

Netanyahu: "The way that Minister Ben Gvir dealt with the flotilla activists is not in line with Israel's values and norms." Really?

https://t.co/DPa3hY7ktD

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

Between the FT’s sourced reporting, Beijing’s denial, and Trump’s denial, I know which account I’m more inclined to believe.

https://t.co/hoT6I66fUt

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

The San Diego mosque shooters reportedly called themselves “Sons of Tarrant”, apparently referencing the Australian terrorist who murdered 51 people at Christchurch mosques in 2019.

A grim reminder Christchurch remains a template for violent extremists.

https://t.co/Z02xPbmdmp

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

@ChairmanRabbit Correction: 兔小编 is a man. Thanks to @CindyXiaodanYu

https://t.co/I16HePgnSe

He ran @chairmanrabbit's operation for 7 years, editing every post, managing fan groups, handling book production & advertiser deals and was declined even an acknowledgement in the books.

[Cindy Yu @CindyXiaodanYu]

@fryan Fascinating, Fergus. Seems from the livestream that 兔小编 is a man

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

CCP princeling @ChairmanRabbit (Ren Yi) writes about China's political economy. His editor ran his WeChat account for 7 years & legally owns it.

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

@ChairmanRabbit When she refused to hand it over, he — Harvard grad, grandson of a CCP leader, career in finance — sent her a blizzard of letters from one of China's most elite law firms.

She's now gone public.

https://t.co/Zbm7TpgjMM

https://t.co/0fczc9Z2fK

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

Unverified reports & heavily censored footage suggest a major incident occurred around May 13 at China's "Deep Sea No. 1" ultra-deepwater gas platform off Hainan.

https://t.co/O2LIOr6bF3

[李老师不是你老师 @whyyoutouzhele]

5月13日，一段网传视频显示，一处海上钻井平台燃起大火，视频中男子大喊，“完了，深海一号爆炸了”。
在互联网上目前已经没有任何视频，但仍有一些相关搜索记录。
同时，网上仍流传着一些不同角度的照片。

[ASPI @ASPI_org]

PROJECT UPDATE 📢

Today @ASPI_CTS launches an update to the China Defence Universities Tracker, including insights on China-Iran research ties for the past 15 years, a major refresh of sanctions information and updates to 12 institutions.

📝 Get access: https://t.co/kHUjIR2F9T

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

'Amodei says he suspects open-source models and Chinese developers will be able to replicate Mythos’s capabilities within six to 12 months.'

https://t.co/A1Z9gIADK2

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

'When one adviser later asked him about it, he said he came up with the [Praise be to] Allah idea himself. He said he wanted to seem as unstable & insulting as possible, believing it could bring the Iranians to the table,'

https://t.co/r8VOZwBOFg

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

He's right.

https://t.co/EIs1Izw0QD

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

The West: *creates the internet* “Try nailing THAT jello to the wall.”

CCP: *nails it*

The West: *creates LLMs* “Alright, try nailing THIS.”

CCP: *picks up hammer*

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

Musk is launching his XChat app in China. Huh.

'Zhihu discussions note...the app will likely remain inaccessible. Beyond China’s stringent platform regulations, XChat requires an X account to log in, meaning users cannot get past registration.'

https://t.co/SYGQDJS4DN

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NEW PODCAST 🎤

In this episode of Stop the World, ASPI’s @fryan and @BethanyAllenEbr join @davidwroe to unpack AI in 🇨🇳, from the automation of the justice system and predictive policing to “ambient censorship” and authoritarian values in tech.

🎧: https://t.co/DERQSoFnoV

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

It's nice to wake up to good news every now and then.

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

‘The president & at least some of his allies have said privately it would be possible to seize the material in a targeted op that wouldn’t significantly extend the timeline of the war & still enable the U.S. to be done with the conflict by mid-April…’

https://t.co/3eeE3cyAks

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'The transatlantic alliance and the larger rules-based order may not recover to a pre-2025 state. Australia’s leaders should make plans for a future in which it does not,' write @BethanyAllenEbr, Nathan Attrill and @fryan. https://t.co/x441TVUk9G