Catch up on GZERO's coverage of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 78)

Stop misinformation blame game — let's do something about it

Stop misinformation blame game — let's do something about it

Who's most responsible for spreading misinformation online? For Ginny Badanes, senior director for Democracy Forward at Microsoft, the problem starts with those who create it, yet ultimately governments, companies and individuals all share the burden. And she's more interested in what we can do to respond.

Ginny Badanes spoke at a live Global Stage event, Infodemic: defending democracy from disinformation. Watch the full event here: https://www.gzeromedia.com/global-stage/virtual-events/disinformation-is-a-big-problem-what-can-we-do-about-it

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Ian Bremmer: Algorithms are now shaping human beings' behavior

Ian Bremmer: Algorithms are now shaping human beings' behavior

Everyone is a product of their environment. But where once the influences on young people were largely shaped by their physical community, algorithmic content online has opened a new and dangerous pathway to radicalization and violence, says Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer in a recent Global Stage livestream, from the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly.

Christchurch Call had a global impact on tech giants - Microsoft's Brad Smith

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Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, in a recent Global Stage livestream, from the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly, says the technology industry set out to ensure extremists could “never again” reach mass audiences during massacres.

AI at the tipping point: danger to information, promise for creativity

AI at the tipping point: danger to information, promise for creativity

Artificial intelligence is on everyone's mind these days. The potential for AI to mess up democracy is scary, but the truth is that it can also make the world a better place. So, are bots good or bad for us? We asked a few experts to weigh in during the Global Stage livestream conversation "Risks and Rewards of AI," hosted by GZERO in partnership with Microsoft at this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

The fight to “connect every last person” to the internet

The fight to “connect every last person” to the internet

Doreen Bogdan-Marin spends a lot of time thinking about how to keep the world connected as the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union. The biggest frontier in that realm is expanding internet access to those in the developing world who struggle to get online.

Will consumers ever trust AI? Regulations and guardrails are key

Will consumers ever trust AI? Regulations and guardrails are key

Consumers are more pessimistic than optimistic about AI’s impact on their daily lives. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, and Eurasia Group and GZERO Media President Ian Bremmer sat down to discuss the problem.

Climate crisis can't be hijacked by global competitions: Justin Vaisse

Climate crisis can't be hijacked by global competitions: Justin Vaisse

The war in Ukraine has so fundamentally redirected the course of world affairs that UN Secretary-General António Guterres says little else can be resolved globally before the fighting stops. That doesn’t stop self-described “eternal optimist” Justin Vaisse from giving it his best shot.

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