Stephen Ibaraki

Today the OpenAI Nonprofit Commission released a report asserting OpenAI is ‘positioned to be a force of good in this Age of Intelligence’. The report also claims that AI Now was among the orgs participating in the listening process that led to this report. *We did not.* As our work attests, tech companies like OpenAI are setting us on a path to an unenviable future that disenfranchises large sections of the public, renders systems more obscure to those it affects, devalues our crafts, undermines our security, and narrows our horizon for innovation. This is true whether or not the technology even works well, on its own terms; it often doesn’t. This isn’t the only path available to us. In our recent report Artificial Power we document how Big Tech and the companies that depend on them to survive, like Open AI, have rigged the market to work in their favor, how communities around the world are being affected by AI today, and outlining a roadmap for change. READ: https://lnkd.in/eTu9PtHG And while you’re at it - also read Brian Merchant's excellent AI Now report AI Generated Business, on how OpenAI has used narratives around AGI (front and center in this report) to inflate its business proposition: https://lnkd.in/gr629sZW Karen Hao's book Empire of AI likewise charts OpenAI’s history, piercing through the company’s culture of secrecy to show how it is contributing to global inequality. We hosted Karen in conversation with former FTC Chair Lina Khan earlier this summer - watch here: https://lnkd.in/g98E7Qz3

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The Canadian Digital Regulators Forum reached a major milestone in its second year of collaboration with the release of a paper exploring the impact of synthetic media on Canadians and Canadian organizations. https://lnkd.in/etTH9RmU The paper, titled “Synthetic media in the digital landscape,” provides an overview of the global regulatory landscape as it pertains to artificial content that is produced using artificial intelligence (AI) or other automated technologies, and key considerations for individuals and organizations as the technology develops into the future. 

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🌍 Two Visions, One Technology: The AI Governance Showdown Has Begun July was a landmark month for global AI policy. Both China and the United States released their national action plans on AI governance—offering competing visions for how artificial intelligence should be governed, deployed, and distributed around the world. 🧭 On one side: 🇨🇳 China’s 2025 Global AI Governance Action Plan, unveiled in Shanghai, presents AI as a sovereign, secure, and developmental tool. It emphasizes state-led infrastructure, UN-anchored governance, and a strategic outreach to the Global South through compute power sharing and “inclusive” AI diplomacy. 🗽 On the other: 🇺🇸 America’s 2025 AI Action Plan, released by the White House, frames AI as a strategic innovation frontier—one that must be governed by democratic values, market dynamism, and open ecosystems, with private sector leadership and strong multistakeholder participation. Key contrasts: 🔹 Sovereignty vs. Openness 🔹 UN-led Globalism vs. Democratic Alliances 🔹 Soft Power Infrastructure vs. Rule-Based Order 🔹 AI as Public Good vs. AI as Innovation Engine This is not just a policy divergence—it’s a geopolitical contest over the future architecture of the digital world. Will the next decade be defined by bipolar AI governance or by hybrid models shaped in the Global South? 📊 I’ve put together a comparative breakdown of both strategies. 👇 https://lnkd.in/dJjN9Yg5 #AI #Geopolitics #TechGovernance #China #USA #DigitalSovereignty #AIethics #GlobalSouth #ArtificialIntelligence #AIpolicy #UN #DigitalFuture

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The DCO Launches AI-Real Toolkit at the #G20. The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) has unveiled the AI-Real Toolkit, a groundbreaking resource that enables nations to assess their AI readiness for responsible AI adoption. This self-assessment toolkit empowers stakeholders, including policymakers and regulators, to identify strengths, address gaps, and accelerate progress toward the ethical, and inclusive deployment of AI, thereby fostering a sustainable and equitable digital economy. Test your Country’s Readiness and Explore the DCO AI-REAL Toolkit Here: https://ai-real.dco.org #ResponsibleAI #DigitalProsperity #DCO #G20 #DigitalProsperity4All

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Discover how publishing in Scientific Reports helped multidisciplinary researchers amplify their work, connect across disciplines, and support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. From disaster risk management to urban resilience, these stories show the real-world power of open access. 📖 Read the blog: http://spklr.io/6047BGG2U #OpenAccess #ResearchImpact #SDGs Nature Portfolio

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