Threats Like AI-Aided Bioweapons Confound Policymakers Media Fellowship The US is looking at how to prevent systemic dangers from the emerging technology By Gopal Ratnam
Europe’s Approach to Regulate AI Seen as Too Hasty for US Media Fellowship The EU’s draft law on AI regulation leaves key questions unanswered, US policymakers say. By Gopal Ratnam
EU action on data-sharing for smart devices raises concerns Media Fellowship Trade groups and legal experts seek clarity on whether transferring data would hurt trade secrets or collide with privacy rules By Gopal Ratnam
Privacy is Global: Creative Storytelling for Data Protection Advocacy Dossier Speculative audio fiction explaining the importance of data privacy
Glimmerland Dossier A satellite image-based investigation by Vertical52 reveals the extent of child labor in illegal mines in India that produce mica, a critical mineral for the tech industry. HBF DC and CSIS hosted a high-level transatlantic policy discussion on how to protect human rights in supply chains.
Glimmerland: Human rights in the mica supply chain Article A satellite image-based investigation by Vertical52 reveals the extent of child labor in illegal mines in India that produce mica, a critical mineral for the tech industry. By Sabine Muscat and Lisa Tostado
The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act: Should some applications of AI be beyond the pale? Commentary The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act aims to regulate emerging applications of AI in accordance with “EU values”. But for the most concerning of all such potential applications, the line between regulation and prohibition can be a tricky one to draw. By Alexandre Erler
India as archetype: What emerging data powerhouses need for effective information sharing Study The need for cross-border data sharing throughout the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the future of multilateral threat management will hinge on steady yet flexible open-data publishing norms and multilateral data-transfer agreements. In many ways, India typifies the perspectives and needs of emerging economies related to data sharing, data flows, and related commercial regulation. By Kim Arora
Digital trade rules: Big Tech’s end run around domestic regulations Study Trade agreements have become an important battleground for tech companies to fight the regulatory pressure they are finally facing in the Global North. But allowing tech companies to capture digital trade talks to defang domestic regulation creates serious risks for privacy, fundamental rights, competition, social and economic justice, and sustainable development. By Burcu Kilic
Towards Secure, Sustainable, and Values-Based Supply Chains: A Transatlantic Conversation Event Recording of the event “Towards Secure, Sustainable, and Values-Based Supply Chains: A Transatlantic Conversation” on March 18, 2021
