“It is because of India’s peculiar contradictions, and not despite them, that its technology partnership with the US has gone from strength to strength in the past decade, even as points of contention remain.”

👇Check out my chapter on Indo-US tech ties for ORF

In the middle of an #AI year, it was a pleasure revisiting the #5G policy space, looking at Quad approaches to Indo-Pacific connectivity for the 2024 GeoTech Forum.

Many thanks to the GeoTech Initiative and CSIS for hosting me!

Spring in DC is a lesson in trying to tell blossoming trees apart
#AppleBlossoms ? #CherryBlossoms ? #PlumBlossoms ??

A sunny albeit chilly day in DC, and a fabulous view best enjoyed from inside the White House 🌸

#Raisina2024 | #Rights , #Security , and #Innovation in the #Digital Century

Watch Henri Verdier, Louise Marie Hurel and Trisha Ray at #Raisinadialogue2024

Raisina Dialogue

youtu.be/_eKrT6-oAZ4

The Russian Embassy in DC looks exactly like you would expect the Russian embassy in DC to look.

The government has asked artificial intelligence models and platforms to seek its permission before launching an AI product in the country, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said
Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳(Modiyude Kutumbam)

moneycontrol.com/news/technolog… via Moneycontrol

Three days covering everything from #AI to dark matter to UN reform, my first Raisina Dialogue from the “other side” has made me appreciate just how singular, ambitious (+a little crazy) this forum is.

Big thanks to Team ORF, and congratulations on a successful #Raisina2024 🥳

Distrust in AI is healthy. It's a natural consequence of the opacity of the inner workings of #AI and the insular, homogeneous, “weird” nature of the cultures in which it is built.

My essay for Raisina Edit, a series accompanying #RaisinaDialogue2024

tinyurl.com/bdfr6nfk

Kicking off the Monday before I fly off to Delhi for Raisina Dialogue by going through the freshly-dropped #Raisina2024 agenda 📱

Fantastic (if sinister) one-liner: “If the Global South is not at the #AI high table, it will be on the menu.”

“Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot”. Fascinated by the Air Canada legal team’s argument that the AI chatbot is a “separate legal entity”.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

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“Low-cost, everyday objects have so much computing power. So why does the world of embedded devices feel so boring?”

Short but delightful read:

petewarden.com/2024/01/05/doo…

🇺🇸🤝🇪🇺 January 30 | 🕒 3:00 pm ET

Join Secretary Gina Raimondo and Margrethe Vestager for an #ACFrontPage conversation on the future of US-EU economic ties.

Register to join virtually. ⬇️
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