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Jacinda Ardern on AI's role in countering extremism online
Paris Peace Forum

Jacinda Ardern on AI's role in countering extremism online

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says AI can be both a force for good and a tool for harm. “AI has either the possibility of…providing interventions and disruption, or it has the ability to also further harms, increase radicalization, and exacerbate issues of terrorism and extremism online.”

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.

​Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and special envoy for the Christchurch Appeal Jacinda Ardern arrives at the 5th Christchurch Appeal Summit, co-chaired by her and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on Nov. 10, 2023.
GZERO AI

Call to crack down on terrorist content

After the 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre was streamed on social media, government leaders and technology companies came together to crack down on online extremism. Now, AI companies are getting in on the act.

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.

Will consumers ever trust AI? Regulations and guardrails are key
Digital Governance

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.

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.

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

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And the (geopolitical) Oscar goes to …

Here are our picks for a few of the best performances of the past 12 months.