WIRED contributor Robert Wright on why the government needs to stop Google from monopolizing AI. "...Google must be stopped. The race to dominate the personal AI space—to build the artificial intelligence that each of us will use as an all-purpose digital assistant—is closer to being over than most people realize. And Google is poised to win. And if ever there was a business that we can’t let any one company dominate, it’s AI. Using the government’s antitrust powers in new ways to stave off monopoly, and preserve a healthy oligopoly, is the only way to keep humankind from buying a one-way ticket to the Matrix."
Im zweiten Teil der Interview-Serie zu Blockchains spricht der Verwaltungswissenschaftler Klaus Lenk über die Grenzen von Smart Contracts, zunehmende Mittel der Verhaltenskontrolle und neue Herrschaftsformen durch informationstechnische Systeme.
Bitnation in partnership with Swarm is developing a proto-constitution, or what it referred to as a holonic contract to govern interactions within its “Slack Community”
Bitcoin is already transforming the financial industry. The technology behind it – Blockchain – has great potential to revolutionize many other areas of our lives too. In my talk at re:publica 17, I explore Blockchain applications under way in the fields of nature, democracy and work.
Blockchain technology changes more than the financial industry. Scientists have proposed revolutionary concepts for managing our democracy, forests and other natural systems as well as the way we work. Discussing potential benefits and risks, Thomas Wagenknecht introduces “Futarchy” and similar DAO governance models to change political systems, “terra0” which proposes a self-owned augmented forest and a concept to compensate founders and employees.
The Times of India said officials at the news conference "spoke at length about close cooperation between China and Russia, another Communist country, in pushing for the "cyber sovereignty" principal at the U.N. and other international bodies."
Preface
Chapter I. Opportunities and Challenges
Chapter II. Basic Principles 1.The Principle of Peace 2.The Principle of Sovereignty
3.The Principle of Shared Governance 4.The Principle of Shared Benefits
Chapter III. Strategic Goals 1. Safeguarding Sovereignty and Security
2. Developing A System of International Rules 3. Promoting Fair Internet Governance
4. Protecting Legitimate Rights and Interests of Citizens 5. Promoting Cooperation on Digital Economy 6. Building Platform for Cyber Culture Exchange
Chapter IV. Plan of Action 1. Peace and Stability in Cyberspace 2. Rule-based Order in Cyberspace 3. Partnership in Cyberspace 4. Reform of Global Internet Governance System 5. International Cooperation on Cyber Terrorism and Cyber Crimes
6. Protection of Citizens’ Rights and Interests Including Privacy 7. Digital Economy and Sharing of Digital Dividends 8. Global Information Infrastructure Development and Protection 9. Exchange of Cyber Cultures
Conclusion