The oft-used phrase that data is the new oil is, in the context of artificial intelligence, probably wrong. In this essay, Michael C. Horowitz explains why understanding the difference between data quantity and quality, as well as the importance of processing power, is critical to thinking about potential military uses of AI.
What do artificial intelligence policy makers need to do to make sure that we allow our engineers and experts to innovate, but also protect our citizens, their privacy and their safety? Meg King recommends four steps in this video.
While Donald Trump's presidency will soon be history, the global environment and its underlying trends remain. In this piece for the Council on Foreign Relations, CIGI President Rohinton P. Medhora considers what a Biden administration will mean for global stability.
Following a consequential US election and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, liberal democratic values are under pressure in many parts of the world. Armand de Mestral argues that Europe and North America must respond to the challenge, and that Atlantic free trade could be the best defence.
Nov. 19 – 1:00 p.m. EST (UTC–05:00): Join us for our fourth-in-series virtual panel discussion celebrating the launch of CIGI's latest book, Corporate Citizen: New Perspectives on the Globalized Rule of Law. Expert panellists will provide an update on the work being undertaken by key international organizations and international investment arbitration centres to address rising concerns about investor-state dispute settlement.
Nov. 25 – 7:00 p.m. EST (UTC–05:00): Perpetrators of online gender-based violence are using technology to abuse women and girls. Join Suzie Dunn for a virtual presentation about misused technologies, followed by a panel discussion on possible responses to online gender-based violence.
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