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Responsible AI for a digital world
Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit

Responsible AI for a digital world

How do we ensure AI is trustworthy in an era of rapid technological change? Baroness Joanna Shields, Executive Chair of the Responsible AI Future Foundation, says it starts with principles of responsible AI and a commitment to ethical development.

Putting institutions above individuals: Ending impunity to save trust in democracy
UN General Assembly

Putting institutions above individuals: Ending impunity to save trust in democracy

Ambassador Paula Narváez Ojeda warns that when powerful actors break norms without consequences, young people lose faith, further pushing societies toward tribalism and away from respectful debate, amplified by toxic social media dynamics. The fix: put institutions above individuals and make accountability real.

American President Donald Trump's X Page is seen displayed on a smartphone with a Tiktok logo in the background.
Analysis

Where we get our news - and why it changes everything

In August 1991, a handful of high-ranking Soviet officials launched a military coup to halt what they believed (correctly) was the steady disintegration of the Soviet Union. Their first step was to seize control of the flow of information across the USSR by ordering state television to begin broadcasting a Bolshoi Theatre production of Swan Lake on a continuous loop until further notice.

​Alberta sovereigntists and supporters gather outside the Alberta Legislature on May 3, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Separatists go bust, Canada goes social, US readies tax retaliation

What’s behind Trump & Musk’s public feud?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

What’s behind Trump & Musk’s public feud?

President Trump and Elon Musk’s explosive fight marks the end of the White House bromance between the world’s most powerful man and the world’s richest. Ian Bremmer and Semafor's Ben Smith break down the fallout and consequences of such a public feud.

​Mexican social media influencer, Valeria Marquez, 23, who was brazenly shot to death during a TikTok livestream in the beauty salon where she worked in the city of Zapopan, looks on in this picture obtained from social media.
Analysis

“Hey Vale” – a live-streamed killing and the scourge of femicide in Latin America

A pair of female Latin American influencers have been killed in the last week, and shining a spotlight of the scourge of femicide in the region.

SnapChat app displayed on a smart phone with in the background SnapChat My AI, seen in this photo illustration, on August 20, 2023, in Brussels, Belgium.

The FTC’s concern about Snapchat’s My AI chatbot

On Thursday, the US Federal Trade Commission referred a complaint to the Justice Department concerning Snapchat’s artificial intelligence chatbot, My AI.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Washington D.C..
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Looks like the TikTok ban is coming. Probably. And with unintended consequences

Barring an eleventh-hour reprieve, TikTok’s operations in the US are likely to be shut down on Sunday.

​A person holds a placard on the day justices hear oral arguments in a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban on national security grounds, outside the U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2025.
What We're Watching

TikTok ban likely to be upheld

On Friday, the Supreme Court appeared poised to uphold the TikTok ban, largely dismissing the app’s argument that it should be able to exist in the US under the First Amendment’s free speech protections and favoring the government's concerns that it poses a national security threat.

Opinion: Social media warped my perception of reality
Analysis

Opinion: Social media warped my perception of reality

Whether it's baseball brawls or political polarization, social media gives us all a warped picture of the world. Why is that, and what can we do about it? Senior Writer Alex Kliment takes a look.