… Effective use of AI in agriculture requires adaptation and local ownership. There is a risk that a focus on profit by big tech firms and large agriculture companies will hurt farmers. …
… With agents, there is a risk of “sharper divides , because access to a base model is not the same as access to a reliable agent,” Matthew Sharp, a research affiliate at the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, told Rest of World . “Every layer above the model including scaffolding, tool integrat… …
… That raises risks and costs for businesses, as they are “forced to pay hefty premiums for multi-region disaster recovery, hardened infrastructure, and complex war-risk insurance,” he said. …
… Meanwhile, Chinese cloud providers have also made some inroads in the region, but they face limitations as Gulf states have prioritized high-stakes partnerships with U.S. tech firms due to the implications for national security, experts said. “Technology is a strategic sector for regional governmen… …
… Now, when a software firm releases a security patch, “AI can reverse-engineer that patch, identify the vulnerability it fixes, and generate a working weaponized exploit in minutes,” wrote Sergej Epp, founder of Zero Day Clock. “Attacks can begin propagating across the world within hours.” An AI mod… …
… Eager to facilitate AI adoption, several district governments are also subsidizing entrepreneurs to integrate OpenClaw, a viral open-source AI agent that can handle tasks such as managing emails or building websites, into industrial applications, despite the agent’s security risks. …
… For a lot of critical national security use cases, critical economic use cases, some cybersecurity, if you have a model that is okay but not great, and you’re going up against a state that has access to the best models, you’re just going to be totally outcompeted. …
… As generative AI tools present a new model for cost cutting, pressure is quickly mounting for these outsourced workers to adapt or risk losing work. …