Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

Jul 15, 2024 | reaction.life | Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

Good news for democracy in Iran – words which in recent times, particularly in western news reports, are rarely seen in the same sentence. But the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as president of Iran must be seen as a positive development. Pezeshkian is a known democrat with a track record as the health minister in the government of the reformist Mohammad Khatami between 2001 and 2005. More recently he strongly criticised the brutal crackdown on mass popular demonstrations in 2018 and 2022.

Jul 8, 2024 | theconversation.com | Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

Good news for democracy in Iran – words which in recent times, particularly in western news reports, are rarely seen in the same sentence. But the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as president of Iran must be seen as a positive development. Pezeshkian is a known democrat with a track record as the health minister in the government of the reformist Mohammad Khatami between 2001 and 2005. More recently he strongly criticised the brutal crackdown on mass popular demonstrations in 2018 and 2022.

May 29, 2024 | theconversation.com | Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

The recent death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash will not only trigger new presidential elections. Many commentators believe that Raisi was slated to become the next supreme leader of Iran. This position is at the heart of the country’s complex political system. While there are many institutions involved in governing Iran, the supreme leader has the final say on most matters.

Apr 19, 2024 | latercera.com | Arshin Adib-Moghaddam |Andrés Barra |Scarleth Núñez |Sandar Oporto

PorArshin Adib-Moghaddam, académico de la Universidad de LondresTodo el mundo tiene que estar preocupado. Una guerra entre Irán e Israel tendría consecuencias mundiales. Para la mayoría de quienes hemos estudiado la región durante décadas, era casi inevitable que la guerra entre Hamás e Israel desembocara en un conflicto regional más amplio. En muchos sentidos, la cuestión palestina nunca se circunscribió realmente a su ámbito geográfico.

Sep 18, 2023 | bizcommunity.com | Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

Bad data does not only produce bad outcomes. It can also help to suppress sections of society, for instance vulnerable women and minorities. This is the argument of my new book on the relationship between various forms of racism and sexism and artificial intelligence (AI). The problem is acute. Algorithms generally need to be exposed to data – often taken from the internet – in order to improve at whatever they do, such as screening job applications, or underwriting mortgages.