Running the Wrong Race: Europe, AI, and the Search for Strategic Leverage
On 'Europe 2031', the limits of rule-making without technological capacity, and why Europe needs a future of its own.
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An anthropologist trying to make sense of tech, society, and our present moment. It's going OK.
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The Sovereignty Trap
“Our Own AI” May Leave Southeast Asia Weaker
Boring Utopianism: What Sweden’s Folkhem Can Teach Us About Technology and the Everyday
Let's not underestimate the mundane.
Shoggoth? More like shove-off.
I should be ashamed of the title, and that's why I'm sticking with it.
Some More Thoughts on AI Sovereignty.
or: Musings on AI sovereignty and its potential backsliding by stitching different notes together.
Some thoughts on 'AI Sovereignty'
Who is even in charge?
Human-Centricity as the Driver of Smarter Cities and Urban Innovation
I recently co-authored a white paper for the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on human-centricity as a key principle of so-called smarter cities. Here is a blog post summary!
“Excavating” Cosmotechnical Diversity in Colombia and Sweden.
My old UCL colleague and I explore whether contemporary tech really is as ubiquitous today as it is often assumed to be. What happens when you start digging below the surface?
BUDAYA AI: A Malaysian vision for inclusive AI governance that can inspire global AI development
An opinion piece written alongside the great folks Dr. Chithra Latha Ramalingam and Michael L. Bąk on our vision for Malaysia's AI governance framework. Originally published in The Edge Malaysia.
Taming Cultural Fractals: Why AI Needs to Get ‘Thick’.
A 'distilled' working paper written by myself, Hakim Norhashim and Tristan Koh Ly Wey from AISG's Governance team.