U.S. companies back Sam Altman’s World ID even as much of the world pushes back
… August 2023: Kenya pauses biometric verification, questioning the “authenticity and legality” of the process. …
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Humanitarian aid turns to AI as crises outpace capacity
… At first skeptical, she began asking practical questions — when could she apply for a green card, where to find legal help, how to navigate housing support. …
Can India be a “third way” AI alternative to the U.S. and China?
… It instead swings between a techno-legal approach , where code is law, and voluntary self-regulation , where rules are not enforceable. …
Meta’s Oversight Board races to govern the AI surge
… Its monthslong, case-based approach alone may not cut it in the age of AI, Sudhir Krishnaswamy, a legal scholar and academic, and the only Indian on the global board, told Rest of World . “We are always trying to reduce time taken and trying to get more done. …
From Chile to the Philippines, meet the people pushing back on AI
… Vallejos wants greater environmental accountability from the companies. …
The agentic divide: Why “good enough” AI isn’t enough to survive the new economy
… Having access to agents that outpace others means “the outcomes of negotiations and transactions will be structurally biased towards those with greater access,” Srnicek said. “Agentic inequality can harden into systems of dominance.” AI-powered agents and robots could generate about $2.9 trillion i… …
A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border
… The document says the contract was “plagued with financial and legal irregularities,” and accused the state government of not properly vetting Tres10, which had been formally registered only one year prior to the contract’s signing. …