Robert Muggah

#AI increasingly displaying self-preservation, deceptive and power-seeking behavior.

ControlAI @ai_ctrl

Yoshua Bengio (@Yoshua_Bengio): "the elephant in the room is loss of human control" "We are seeing signs in recent months, of these systems having self-preservation behavior and power-seeking behavior." https://t.co/4IKxlyPGra

Amid the breathless promises of increased creativity and productivity is the fact that #AI will automize jobs, everywhere. Yet governments, companies and societies are not remotely prepared for the coming disruption. That must change. @ConversationUS https://t.co/JGO2cMthwF

Over 180 countries hit with #US tariffs from 10-50%. #Canada responds with a 25% tax on US cars. #China, the #EU, and others will take retaliatory countermeasures. #Israel, #India, #Vietnam lift tariffs on US. Another 60 countries to be hit from 9 April. https://t.co/uhO6tLuFZm

While the U.S. announced tariffs on allies and foes including #Europe, #India, #Japan and #China, the world's most heavily sanctioned countries - #Russia, #Belarus, #Cuba and #NorthKorea - avoided being singled out for special punitive treatment. https://t.co/Eskb6BtLnJ

RT @LHSummers: Trump's tariffs are the most expensive and masochistic the US has pursued in decades. A very crude estimate of Trump's tari…

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen sentenced by Paris court to immediate public office eligibility ban following embezzlement conviction. https://t.co/vBQ3nS6QBw

A five-judge panel of the Supreme Court decided unanimously to put Bolsonaro on trial. https://t.co/2iMXPR8m77

Trump: tariffs will restore manufacturing, reducing the deficit and benefit American consumers. Reality: the cost of producing vehicles built at US plants is expected to rise by between $3,500 to $12,500. https://t.co/8B1IUuDaTl

After British, Canadian, French, German, and other tourists were detained by US border authorities in recent weeks, #Denmark, #Finland, #Germany, #UK and other countries have issued various kinds of travel warnings for the #US. Expect more to come. https://t.co/xdX6vhI49U

While they’ll find it hard going, many non-American governments and companies are scrambling to kick their digital dependencies on US #cloud and #software. Buckle-up: action on digital and data sovereignty is about to accelerate around the world. https://t.co/VyZTNKylOw

#Equador pede apoio internacional para combater #narcotráfico. 'São necessárias estratégias mais abrangentes para enfraquecer as estruturas e redes do crime organizado', disse Robert Muggah, diretor do Instituto Igarapé. @EstadaoPolitica @igarape_org https://t.co/8BFbIfUV9D

#AI is supercharging organized crime. We’re seeing a disturbing rise in collusion between criminal networks and state-based actors engaging in hybrid threats and exploiting geopolitical tensions. ⁦@Europol⁩ https://t.co/12h7LTzHRw https://t.co/12h7LTzHRw

Trump 2.0 isn’t just focused on tariffs and annexation against #Canada, #Panama and #Greenland. He’s got hemispheric ambitions. A few ideas in @globeandmail. https://t.co/rcsFM6DuF7

Huge crowds converging in #Belgrade for the gathering seen as a culmination of months of anti-corruption protests. All of this poses the biggest challenge yet to Vucic's 13-year firm grip on power in #Serbia. https://t.co/ccqbX75pIv https://t.co/DM46ObpmWF