"The network of global corporate control" - a pioneering research paper by ETH Zurich (2011):
https://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1107/1107.5728v2.pdf
"The network of global corporate control" - a pioneering research paper by ETH Zurich (2011):
https://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1107/1107.5728v2.pdf
Why is it, that the connections between climate change/species extinction & extreme global (wealth) inequality are not more often discussed? Seems rather directly correlated, no?
"De Beers to Sell Diamonds Made in a Lab":
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-29/de-beers-is-said-to-make-u-turn-by-selling-man-made-diamonds
The recurring theme of "existential authenticity and angst during the hegemony of the artificial" has fully reached the commodities business.
Keep in mind, the diamond mining biz is highly exploitative.
"Xi Jinping calls for China to become world leader in science, technology": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unqPqFJyb2o "Do not let scientists be bound by red tape": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i61bCm-Em2c
#Prediction: China will replace its drive for technocratic leadership, with eco-leadership in the next 10y.
The second largest economy in the world calling for total deregulation of science & technology in times of climate change. What could possibly go wrong?
@vakibs asks: Are you really that hopeful? They are cutting edge in how to abuse face recognition. A part of me hopes for China to realize its Daoist heritage. But I am really not convinced by the current leadership. It will most likely push for mass surveillance and not ecological health.
My answer: I am very much this hopeful, for hope is powerful https://samim.io/p/2018-02-27-excerpts-from-the-revolution-of-ho/ I do not say such things out of blind/dumb idealism or self-deception - but realistically see our path going from geo-politics to eco-politics, as a matter of naked survival. It won't be utopia, more Gaia. While I don't fully agree with the visions & conclusions of thinkers like Latour or Rifkin, they are at least soberly and cunningly discussing the coming politics of Gaia. The notion is right and we ought to do the same: https://samim.io/p/2018-05-21-on-not-joining-the-dots-excellent-talk-by-bruno-lat/
@prepaid_africa responds: Plus, ironically, comparative and competitive advantage. I once wrote a whole article tracing how the EU regs were forcing sustainable & eco friendly changes in industry sectors
My answer: exactly, a "competitive advantage" - a notion which itself is being eclipsed by more complex and dynamic model (see Actor–network theory etc). Plus it is time to say this clearly: The fairies, ents and river spirits are waking up & demanding from us to dance to a different beat.
"The Charkha And The Cow" - by Aravindan Neelakandan:
https://swarajyamag.com/magazine/the-charkha-and-the-cow
"Gandhi combined in the spinning wheel 3 components he valued most: respect for human component, technological transparency, decentralisation".
"From blocking to botnet - Censorship isn't the only problem with China's new Internet blocking software" (2009): http://www.socialsignal.com/blog/rob-cottingham/censorship-isnt-only-problem-with-chinas-new-internet-blocking-software #Bots #Politics #AGB
The Truth, Post-Truth & Nothing Like The Truth - A brilliant presentation by @erocdrahs, covering algoculture, machine-mediated-reality, AI, bots, deepfakes, and operation mindfuck.
China's Social Credit System: An Evolving Practice of Control: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3175792
There is a central core: the fundamental objective of the SCS is instituting cybernetic mechanisms of behavioural control, where individuals and organizations are monitored in order to automatically confront them with the consequences of their actions.
Chancellor Merkel & the German government announced it's plans for a national A.I strategy, unifying all R&D activities to meet growing challenges posed especially by China: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/kuenstliche-intelligenz-so-will-merkel-china-die-stirn-bieten-15555143.html (DE only) A few brief comments:
Highly ironic choice of image in this article, KUKA Robotics (Germany's leading robot maker) was acquired by the Chinese in 2016. Fascinating to hear Chancellor Merkel specifically talk about the Chinese as primary competitive threat in the AI race - but no the US. What is that about?
Germany and Europe have a unique opportunity when it comes to AI in combination with it's mission to become the world's first 100% renewable economy. The scale of the population (508m people), high education levels and strong industrial base are promising.
Yet in reality, the EU tech sector has been dysfunctional for years. Driven by utopian promises, EU decision makers allowed US corps to dominate the market - taking 100% of user data, while paying close to 0% tax. Such predatory behaviour makes domestic innovation impossible.
Despite such adversarial conditions, there is a real sense of hope in the EU tech scene today. The large US tech companies are under tremendous pressures (privacy, anti-compete, tax, etc.), and local innovation is strong (IP/Talent/Diversity/Continental collaboration). Onwards!
Walmart's Future Workforce: Robots and Freelancers:
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/04/walmarts-future-workforce-robots-and-freelancers/557063/ "Walmart is raising wages, but its plans to use more gig labor and automation put workers at a disadvantage". #Robot #Politics #Ethics
"Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. Project": #ML #Politics #Military
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/technology/google-letter-ceo-pentagon-project.html
"After the Facebook scandal it’s time to base the digital economy on public v private ownership of data" - by @evgenymorozov : #Politics #Internet https://www.theguardian.com/technology..
We must find a way to make firms like Facebook pay for accessing our data – conceptualised as something we own in common
The entire "America VS China", "China VS Europe" etc. militaristic narrative is totally backwards. The primary concern of all humans on the planet right now is climate change and the anthropocene. The solution can only be more collaboration, not more conflict and destruction.
Macron Lays Out Artificial-Intelligence Push Against China, U.S:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-28/crypto-s-billionaire-trading-king-has-suddenly-run-into-problems
France + Germany are planing to develop "joint strategies & projects to meet the A.I challenge" and a "joint center for promoting A.I". Are they talking about marijuana "joints"? As long as they let their US "partners" pay 0% tax and take 100% user data, this is a pipe-dream. #ML #Politics
"The Known Traveller : Unlocking the potential of digital identity for secure & seamless travel": http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Known_Traveller_Digital_Identity_Concept.pdf
A shocking document (co-authored by most digital giants), proposing to shift the sovereignty over international (travel) security (and personal data) away from nation states, towards the digital giants, who say they can "do a better job using AI". #Politics #SE
Cambridge Analytica Is Not Alone: i360 and Data Trust Are Disastrous for Democracy:
China launches oil futures that could topple dollar: http://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/update-1-chinese-oil-futures-launch-may-threaten-primacy-of-u-s-dlr-ubs #Politics
Computational Power and the Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence:
https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.08971 #ML #Politics