DeepMind Safety Researcher Quits Over Pentagon Gemini Deal
Google DeepMind AI safety researcher Alex Turner resigned after the company signed a Pentagon Gemini deal that lacks binding limits on autonomous weapons and surveillance use.
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Every AI News story tagged with both AI Policy & Ethics and AI in Government — the two topics side by side, updated as new articles publish.
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What Is Digital Authoritarianism — and Why Is It a Growing Concern?
AI-powered surveillance, censorship, and disinformation now let governments monitor and control populations at a scale and cost no previous technology allowed — here is what that means.
Read more →What Are Lethal Autonomous Weapons — and Why Won't the UN Ban Them?
A lethal autonomous weapon can pick its own target and fire without a human pulling the trigger. Here's what that means, and why over a decade of UN talks still haven't produced a ban.
Read more →What Is AI for Good — and How Does It Use AI to Solve Global Challenges?
AI for Good is the UN's leading platform connecting artificial intelligence to real-world global challenges — from healthcare in Africa to climate modeling. Here's what it does and why it matters.
Read more →UN's First Global AI Assessment Warns Governance Window Is Closing
A 40-member UN scientific panel released the first independent global AI assessment on July 1, warning that current safeguards cannot keep pace with the technology and that benefits risk widening global inequality.
Read more →UN and ITU Launch AI for Good Global Commission, Led by Kagame and Benioff
The United Nations and ITU announced the AI for Good Global Commission on July 2, assembling 44 founding members — including heads of state and the CEOs of Amazon, Nvidia, and Microsoft — to help ensure AI benefits developing nations and bridges the global digital divide.
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