Technology on the battlefield has always outpaced our ability to govern it. Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) went from science fiction in 2014 to active use in conflicts today, while Geneva debated definitions and how existing IHL applies. My take in @dawn_com
https://t.co/DmHhqONEeR
AI can reason, write, create and increasingly make decisions. But as we hand over more of these tasks, what are we giving up in return?
The debate on AI often centres on productivity, efficiency and capability. The harder question is what happens to human judgement, creativity and agency when machines do more of the thinking for us.
At SOT XX, Tabadlab is putting that question up for debate.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻.
Four speakers. Two sides. And you get a vote.
Join Gulalai Khan, Usama Khilji, Sidra Jalil and Athar Osama اطہر اسامہ (صدیقی), with moderator Hiba Fatima, for a live debate on who thinks, who creates and who decides when AI enters the picture.
📅 24 October 2026
🕑 1450–1550 hrs PKT
📍 Ambiance Boutique Art Hotel, Islamabad
Free to attend. Register here:
https://t.co/4KMHZShOJd
@SOTevents | @BeaconhouseGrp
#SOTXX #Tabadlab
Zaffar Abbas has called it a day, after 16 yrs as Editor Dawn newspaper.
In many ways, he was seen as the last man standing at a time when Pak media has capitulated in the face of growing censorship, Dawn is being financially strangulated & the industry is in a meltdown.
New: Lawyers for Oscar Belgal, the 28-year-old shot by ICE in NYC last night, say they can't find him.
"It appears that ICE moved quickly to transfer him out of the hospital to an unknown location — raising grave concerns for his health and well-being."
More TK @CourthouseNews