As a former print journalist, I have no idea how hard it is to be interviewed and questioned in the capacity of an analyst on camera. It's certainly an interesting experience and makes me appreciate the efforts of my interviewees more😀

Reflecting on her recent research Nikki Sun warns of the increase in #workplace surveillance tools and the need to consider how #AI is impacting the quality of work. Interesting example of AI avatars to conduct interviews by some companies. Is this the future of recruitment?

Wow "The logic of events dictates that we fully become a Chinese resource colony,” the person said. “Our servers will be from Huawei. We will be China’s major suppliers of everything..By the end of 2023 the yuan [renminbi] will be our main trade currency" ft.com/content/73d50d…

Conservatives Aim to Build a Chatbot of Their Own nytimes.com/2023/03/22/bus…

ChatGPT ‘portfolio’ outperforms leading UK funds ft.com/content/c8de53…

In her triumphant return to Nikkei Asia, Nikki Sun makes a strong case that AI governance discussions are missing the lived downsides of AI for Asians today asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Asia-h…

OPINION: Asia has to make itself heard in global AI governance discussions. The 6 billion people of the Global South "face very different AI risks from those on the minds of Silicon Valley executives and elite politicians," writes Nikki Sun. s.nikkei.com/3RdiJaR

Same editor, same publication. I am writing for Nikkei Asia again as a commentator! I argue Asia needs to make itself heard in global AI governance discussions, because it faces very different AI risks from those on the minds of Silicon Valley executives and elite politicians.

Quoted by FT on G42, a top UAE AI group cutting Chinese ties. “It’s unsurprising that G42, as an AI-focused start-up, engages with China, given China’s extensive role in the global AI value chain, from hardware, talent, to end market,” said Sun.

Advancements in artificial intelligence risks widening inequality and potentially entrapping nations and workers, writes Nikki Sun for Nikkei Asia. asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Asia-h…

New paper out! In partnership with Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) & CNAS, our researchers propose a novel approach to AI regulation, highlighting the critical role of compute providers (e.g. AWS, Alibaba, Azure) in supporting AI governance frameworks. Oxford Martin School More on: oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/g…

My second Nikkei Asia op-ed shared observation on AI's application in China's workplaces. Firms often overlooked are human resources costs and unintended consequences that can defeat the very purpose of using AI for greater efficiency. asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Asian-… via Nikkei Asia

Join us this Friday, April 26, for a hybrid research event in Oxford & online, exploring the role of compute providers such as Google and Amazon in global AI regulation! Robert Trager Vili Lehdonvirta Lennart Heim Janet Egan Noa Zilberman Oxford Martin School Find out more oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/governi…

When we talk about #AI's impact on work, the focus has been on job loss or productivity effect. What has escaped scrutiny is the way AI is shifting power dynamics in the workplace - which I argue has more profound impact on worker wellbeing Nikkei Asia asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/AI-is-…

📌New paper - Workplace AI in China Read the new publication by Nikki Sun (Nikki Sun), our Academy Associate, - chathamhouse.org/2024/07/workpl…

Artificial intelligence has huge implications for workers around the world. Key trends from China’s implementation of AI could provide important lessons, writes Nikki Sun. chathamhouse.org/2024/07/workpl…

New report out! I have been talking about how AI is affecing work in China for almost two years and the report is finally available! Find out more about how AI is reshaping the power imbalance between workers and employees in China.

Science, innovation and talents are most frequently appeared words in China's latest Third Plenum Decision. Chatham House research paper, I explained why Beijing wants to do so and which names one should look up for China's scientific self-relaince drive chathamhouse.org/2023/07/chinas…

Squeezing profits from smaller guys at the bottom of supply chains is no high tech. It’s simply an exploitation of power imbalance, which also negatively affects workers. Chinese online store Temu faces supplier backlash over business model shift ft.com/content/5a5623… via @ft