CIGI Newsletter: March 19th, 2024
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
CIGI offers expert research and policy analysis at the intersection of technology and international governance.
Digital Disquiet: Concerns about the Governance of Data for Generative AI
The growing popularity of large language models has raised concerns about their accuracy. These chatbots can be used to provide information, but it may be tainted by errors or made-up or false information — “hallucinations” — caused by problematic data sets or incorrect assumptions made by the model.
The questionable results produced by chatbots have led to growing disquiet among users, developers and policy makers. The current piecemeal approach to governance of these technologies does not reflect their complexity or the magnitude of the data on which they are based. In this new paper, Susan Aaronson argues that policy makers need to develop a systemic approach to address these concerns and recommends incentivizing greater transparency and accountability around data-set development.
Making Argentina “Great Again” Will Be No Small Task
Argentina’s economy is in a state of crisis. President Javier Milei, who took office on December 10, inherited a bankrupt government, an overvalued peso and a spaghetti bowl of informal exchange rates flourishing under the watch of a reserve-stripped central bank. Milei won the fall elections by tapping into voters’ weariness and vowing to use a chainsaw to cut government spending.
Hector Torres writes that “Milei has made sweeping promises and raised expectations. He has the courage to reprimand the country’s political caste. But to make Argentina ‘great again,’ Milei will also need to learn to build consensus.”
CIGI Attends Tokyo Conference 2024
CIGI attends Tokyo Conference 2024: CIGI President Paul Samson and Distinguished Fellow Rohinton P. Medhora attended the Japanese Ministry of Finance Symposium and Genron NPO’s Tokyo Conference last week.
Participants debated the leading role countries can and will take to help solve burgeoning intractable conflicts and issues of common global interest, such as climate change and reform of the United Nations, as well as to drive progress on the Sustainable Development Goals — discussions central to CIGI’s mission to contribute to issues at the intersection of technology and innovation.
Samson shared his view on the event, and the role and impact of CIGI: “With key programs focused on the digital economy and the reform of multilateral institutions, we are proud to have been recognized and invited to participate in this important discussion. Over the coming months, CIGI will continue to play a critical role in defining policy outcomes and scenarios for the economy and institutions of the future.”
?數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy
Please note new start time. Join us online for a discussion on ?數位 Plurality with E. Glen Weyl and CIGI President Paul Samson .
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A New Cold War Could End Civilization — without Turning Hot
“If there’s one thing American presidential hopefuls will agree on this year, it’s that the country needs to get ‘tough on China’…. Last year’s updated export controls on advanced computer chips, the Biden administration’s executive order to boost the US biotechnology industry, and large investments in automated, uncrewed weapons systems were all designed with this supposed new Cold War — and the fear it might turn hot — in mind.”
But Stephen Clare and Christian Ruhl say the same capabilities that make these technologies important also make them dangerous: “Technology competition today cries out for new thinking about foreign policy that considers global risks and remains open to cooperation with rivals on critical issues.”
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