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Hacking with Ultrasonic Waves

NewsMarch 3, 2020

Surfing attack' hacks Siri, Google with ultrasonic waves Researchers use ultrasound waves vibrating through tables to access cellphones. Ultrasonic waves don't make a sound, but they can still activate Siri on your cellphone and have…

The role of AI in achieving the SDGs

SustainabilityMarch 3, 2020

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and its progressively wider impact on many sectors requires an assessment of its effect on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Using a consensus-based expert elicitation process, we…

AI & Sustainable Development

SustainabilityMarch 3, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly opening up a new frontier in the fields of business, corporate practices, and governmental policy. The intelligence of machines and robotics with deep learning capabilities have created profound disrupting and…

Technology and the Evolution of Representation

DemocracyMarch 3, 2020

There is a widespread sense that liberal democracy is in crisis, but little consensus exists on the specific nature and causes of the crisis. In particular, there are three prisms through which the crisis is usually seen: the…

AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?

GeoPoliticsMarch 3, 2020

The House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (“Lords”) has published a report that puts ethics at the centre of the use and development of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) within the UK. AI continues to develop in…

Why Amazon knows so much about you

DemocracyMarch 3, 2020

I submitted a data subject access request, asking Amazon to disclose everything it knows about me. Scanning through the hundreds of files I received in response, the level of detail is, in some cases, mind-bending.…

Blockchain for Cities

SustainabilityMarch 2, 2020

Blockchain is considered one of the most disruptive technologies of our time. Numerous cities around the world are launching blockchain initiatives as part of the overall efforts toward shaping the urban future. However, the infancy…

Viewing tech giants as a geopolitical force

DemocracyMarch 2, 2020

BY GREGORY F. TREVERTON & PARI ESFANDIARI First Published in The Hill The rapid ascendance of a handful of tech startups to a giant, powerful independent geopolitical force not only has taken governments unprepared but…

AI Summit 2020

EventsMarch 2, 2020

March 16-17 - Brussels AI has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from the way we work and communicate to how we treat diseases and wage wars. Globally, businesses and governments are focusing on how to…