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Jacinda Ardern and Lisa Monaco on cybersecurity, AI, and protecting democracy
Paris Peace Forum

Jacinda Ardern and Lisa Monaco on cybersecurity, AI, and protecting democracy

In an era characterized by rapid technological advancement, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence present both challenges and opportunities. At the 2025 Paris Peace Forum, GZERO’s Tony Maciulis engages in an insightful conversation with Dame Jacinda Ardern, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Lisa Monaco, President of Global Affairs at Microsoft, discussing strategies for a secure digital future.

Fighting online hate: Global internet governance through shared values
Digital Governance

Fighting online hate: Global internet governance through shared values

After a terrorist attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand was live-streamed on the internet in 2019, the Christchurch Call was launched to counter the increasing weaponization of the internet and to ensure that emerging tech is harnessed for good.

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

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

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.

Jacinda Ardern on the Christchurch Call: How New Zealand led a movement
Digital Governance

Jacinda Ardern on the Christchurch Call: How New Zealand led a movement

During a Global Stage livestream conversation hosted by GZERO in partnership with Microsoft on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed that when she reached for her phone to share the heartbreaking news of the Christchurch massacre, she found a horrifying surprise: A livestream of the massacre served to her on a social media platform.

Ian Bremmer: Algorithms are now shaping human beings' behavior
Global Stage

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.

How tech companies aim to make AI more ethical and responsible
Digital Governance

How tech companies aim to make AI more ethical and responsible

Artificial intelligence’s immense potential power raises significant questions over its safety. Large language models, a kind of AI like Microsoft’s Bard or OpenAI’s ChatGPT, in particular, run the risk of providing potentially dangerous information.

Hearing the Christchurch Call
Digital Governance

Hearing the Christchurch Call

What did tech companies learn from the Christchurch experience about their own roles in moderating content, overseeing algorithms and mitigating potential radicalization and violence?

Watch our livestream from the UN General Assembly
Events

Watch our livestream from the UN General Assembly

WATCH : What lessons can we learn from the Christchurch Call to ensure we harness the power of technological breakthroughs to shape a more resilient and hopeful tomorrow? Live from the UN, CNN's Rahel Solomon will moderate our livestream conversation during the 78th UN General Assembly, with Dame Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand and Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call; Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media; and Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft. gzeromedia.com/globalstage