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Friend, read the August 2024 edition of the Carnegie Ethics Newsletter featuring the Council's latest resources and an event invitation.

| View in browser August 8, 2024 Global Leadership in a Turbulent Time: A Conversation with Professor Abiodun Williams  In the latest roundtable discussion at Carnegie Council, Tufts University's Professor Abiodun Williams, former director of strategic planning for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, speaks about the essential leadership traits and strategies needed to drive institutional change and benefit those they serve. What lessons can we learn from Annan’s tenure at the UN? Watch the Event Risking Escalation for the Sake of Efficiency: Ethical Implications of AI Decision-Making in Conflicts In the quest for technological superiority, military strategists are looking into AI systems like language models for decision-making. With the potential for catastrophic consequences, we must address the ethical and safety concerns of these systems, writes Stanford University's Dr. Max Lamparth. Read the Article Register for “Unlocking Cooperation: AI for All,” on September 19 On September 19 at 8:30am ET, on the eve of the Summit of the Future, join Carnegie Council and the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) for a special virtual event exploring the implications of AI for the multilateral system. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions for the expert panelists, including Ambassador Anna Karin Eneström, Sweden’s permanent representative to the UN, and Ambassador Chola Milambo, Zambia’s permanent representative to the UN—co-facilitators for the Global Digital Compact. Register Today Featured Resources Responsible AI & the Use of AI in Warfare, with the AIEI Podcast In two recent Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcasts, host Anja Kaspersen speaks to Center for a New American Security's Paul Scharre about emerging issues at the intersection of technology and warfare, and Cohere for AI’s Sara Hooker about model design, model bias, and data representation, respectively. Paul Scharre Podcast Sara Hooker Podcast Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Origin" The newest Ethics on Film review explores global issues around race and oppression in Ava DuVernay's film Origin, based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste. What does the history of “caste” look like in the United States as compared to South Asia or Germany? How can we start to have these challenging discussions? Read The Olympics, War, and Political Neutrality In a new Online Exclusive for Ethics & International Affairs journal, Editorial Fellow Drew Thompson discusses the moral questions around the banning of countries and athletes from the Olympic Games. Read Our Call To Action Friend, thank you for reading the Carnegie Ethics Newsletter. If you have friends, family, or colleagues who might be interested in this content, you can forward this email along or share our sign-up page with them.  Receive Future Newsletters Follow Carnegie Council on social media for event announcements, polls, analysis and more: Carnegie Council's free public events and educational materials are made possible through the generous donations of supporters like you. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to the Council. We thank you very much for your support.   Unsubscribe Manage Preferences   ©2024 Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs 170 East 64th Street, New York, New York 10065, United States, 212-838-4120 |
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