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.
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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.
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'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.'
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Netanyahu: "The way that Minister Ben Gvir dealt with the flotilla activists is not in line with Israel's values and norms." Really?
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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.
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@ChairmanRabbit Correction: 兔小编 is a man. Thanks to @CindyXiaodanYu
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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.
@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.
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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.
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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
'Amodei says he suspects open-source models and Chinese developers will be able to replicate Mythos’s capabilities within six to 12 months.'
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'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,'
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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*
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.'
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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.
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‘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…’
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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