Nick Clegg’s Post

🌐 Open Source AI for Defense: A Strategic Imperative in a World of Unrest In today’s turbulent global landscape, national security is not just a matter of military strength—it’s intertwined with technological innovation, economic output and job growth. The recent announcement by Meta to open its #LlamaAI models to U.S. defense agencies and national security contractors, in partnership with companies like Oracle, IBM, Palantir and Lockheed Martin, is a significant step forward. This partnership holds potential for critical applications—from streamlining complex logistics to enhancing cyber defenses and tracking terrorist financing. By leveraging American-led AI models, the U.S. can take the lead in setting ethical, transparent and secure standards that align with democratic values. Importantly, as other nations, including China, invest heavily in their own open-source AI capabilities, it becomes even more crucial that American models set the foundation for global open-source standards. I believe that American-led standards in Open AI are essential. For the safety, prosperity and resilience of the democratic world, the U.S. should not only be at the forefront of AI innovation, but also guide its ethical and practical applications in defense. As the adoption of open-source AI models grows, the benefits will extend far beyond national security, strengthening both our economy and our position on the global stage. 🌍 Let’s support initiatives that make American AI the standard for security, progress and innovation worldwide. #NationalSecurity #AI #DefenseTech #Innovation #OpenAI #AmericanStandards

Today's New York Times article discusses how open-source impacts the competition between the US and China in AI research, and I also contributed my opinion. It is no wonder that Chinese companies are good at replicating and improving what the United States already has. But if regulators simply limit open-source projects in the United States, Chinese open-source technologies may become the gold standard. This is a big dilemma for the policy makers of National Security, and was a hot topic in the Capatone Workshop of National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable last week.

Here’s an important new letter from a coalition of academic researchers and civil society groups encouraging to Dept of Commerce to exercise great caution when crafting policy for open source #AI systems. The contributors highlighted the benefits of #opensource technologies in advancing innovation, competition, research, civil rights, and safety and security. The contributors to the letter (which included me) are particularly worried about the potential for export controls to be imposed on #opensourceAI models. If policymakers imposed onerous restrictions, it would significantly impair the development of open systems, thus limiting AI model innovation and competition. Such a move could also backfire and undermine the safety and security of emerging AI systems. Read the letter here on the Center for Democracy & Technology site: https://lnkd.in/eupUFuYN  #artificialintelligence #techpolicy #machinelearning #datascience

<GFWeb is a measurement platform capable of testing hundreds of millions of domains monthly, enabling the continuous monitoring of the Great Firewall's HTTP(S) filtering behavior. The newly censored domains discovered by GFWeb provide a useful insight into China's information control policies. This project is a result of an academic collaboration between researchers from the University of British Columbia, University of Chicago, the Citizen Lab at University of Toronto, Carnegie Mellon University, SRI International, and Stony Brook University.> #gfw #internet #ai https://lnkd.in/gpKqBCun

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the world of work, and with it, new challenges and opportunities arise. The International Labour Organization’s new Observatory brings together the latest research and policy insights on topics like algorithmic management, digital labour platforms, and data privacy. As AI continues to evolve, we need informed, inclusive policies that protect workers and promote decent work. The Observatory is designed to guide policymakers, businesses, and workers toward a human-centered digital future. 🔎Learn more here: https://ow.ly/AmLc50TvqIH

The ILO Observatory on Artificial Intelligence and Work in the Digital Economy is the leading international knowledge hub on the world-of-work dimensions of AI and the digital economy. Check it out if you are working on questions related to AI and its impact on the world of work. #labor #AI #ILO

This is a very important letter about AI openness and transparency. #AI #openness #transparency #artificialintelligence

Unesco article on SLMs, together with their privacy and environmental benefits: https://lnkd.in/g3iUs8nn "Since the introduction of LLMs, there has been a notable trend where users increasingly resort to these advanced technologies for solutions to given tasks regardless of the scale or specificity of their queries. In many cases, such usage patterns can be compared to blasting a cannon to swat a mosquito, resulting in unnecessary internet traffic and heightened computing power and energy consumption, as each prompt may entail substantial processing behind the scenes."

As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, regulations will struggle to keep up… Rrecent developments show that the tides may be shifting. Open source AI models from China are emerging as strong competitors against proprietary ones from the EU and US. It's shaping up to be a winner-takes-all, or almost winner-takes-all, battle. All of this is happening in the midst of a frenzy of the modern tech equivalent of the wild west on data, privacy, and standardization. Stay tuned for more updates on this rapidly evolving landscape? Thoughts? #AI #LLM #China https://lnkd.in/g-mhQsq2

Who Will be the First "AI President?" Not a literal cyborg, but a human leader elevated and elected through the new media landscape of Web 3.0. An essay by John Miedema. Web 3.0 introduces another fundamental shift in how we interact with information, characterized by the rise of distributed computing and artificial intelligence. While its full impact on culture, media, and politics remains uncertain, there are three likely outcomes: enhanced digital identity, decentralized computing, and artificial intelligence in decision-making. Read the essay ...