Chapter Five of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here There is no question that the advancement of technology, including something still yet to be fully understood, such as Artificial Intelligence, automated systems and all its elements, has the potential for both good but also for incredible harm. Yes, advancements in this field have made great strides in information technologies, communications, and other areas. … Continue reading Afterthoughts
Chapter Three of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here This chapter then delves into the problems and dangers around the haste and hubris of prioritizing winning this so called race and generating this unrealistic hype around AI chatbots, consequences can be dealt with later, if they can. Again, this publication is delving into these two examples of text to image generation and the … Continue reading The AI “arms race”
*But at the cost of ethics, theft, racist algorithms, invasion of privacy, and violation of rights? by Mary Louise Malig Read the publication in full here Contents: IntroductionI. What is Artificial Intelligence?II. The controversy of AI art theftIII. The AI “arms race”IV. The urgency for policies to protect peopleV. Afterthoughts Introduction Science fiction books, movies and pop culture have made the term or concept “artificial … Continue reading Amazing Artificial Intelligence*
Chapter Four of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here The potential for both good and harm by automated systems, new technologies and Artificial Intelligence has been well documented and examples for both sides abound. In this publication alone, a very small slice of those examples had been touched upon, both the good and the harm. There are already lawsuits being filed and civil … Continue reading The urgency for policies to protect people
Chapter Two of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here This chapter will go into the controversy around the AI tools being used to generate images from text, the issue of where those images were taken from, data laundering and the absolute lack of consent from billions of artists. Before delving into this second chapter, it is important to note that this publication is … Continue reading The controversy of AI art theft
Chapter One of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here As stated in the introduction, Artificial Intelligence or AI for short is generally defined as the general ability of computers to emulate human thought and perform tasks in real-world environments – such as perceiving, analyzing, understanding and collating for synthesizing. Or as the Oxford dictionary defines it more technically, Artificial Intelligence is the theory … Continue reading What is Artificial Intelligence
by Mary Louise Malig Read the publication in full here Content:IntroductionScope of the Digital EconomyThe Platform EconomyThe Value of DataThe Technology of the Digital WorldPreliminary conclusions and Afterthoughts Introduction Have you ever taken a ride in an Uber or Lyft? Do you have a room or apartment that you have registered as a place to rent out on AirBnB? Have you ever bought and downloaded … Continue reading Decoding the digital economy
Lea la publicación completa aquí Contenido: 10 demandas desde la Amazonía – El llamado de la 2º AMA Declaración Panamazónica de Belém – X Foro Social Panamazónico – FOSPA Asambleas de la Tierra frente a la captura de las negociaciones climáticas y el agravamiento de la crisis ecológica Declaración del Frente Parlamentario Global por los Derechos de la Naturaleza Las 10 demandas de la CONAIE … Continue reading Reflexiones Amazónicas
por Guillermo Villalobos Lea la publicación completa aquí Contenido: Un mundo sumergido en agroquímicos: de la Revolución Verde a la Revolución Genética De la Revolución Verde a la República Unida de la Soya: Sudamérica y sus nupcias con los agroquímicos Los dueños del circo: principales empresas que se benefician del modelo agrícola dependiente de los agroquímicos Las dinámicas del mercado: lucrando con la degradación ambiental y … Continue reading La Falsa Imagen del Agronegocio
por Alejandra Nuñez del Prado y Pablo Solón Lea la publicación completa aquí Contenido: Crisis mundial del agua Cambio climático y agua Tenencia de la tierra y agua Mercados de agua Tipos de mercados de agua Alternativas frente a la crisis sistémica del agua Introducción: Morir de sed en el planeta azul Somos el planeta azul y corremos el riesgo de morirnos de sed. El agua … Continue reading Cambio Climático y Mercados de Agua
Por: Ximena Montaño Sandoval y Pablo Solón Lea la publicación completa aquí Contenido Energía y Pandemia en el 2020 Perspectivas de la demanda y suministro de energía Energía solar y eólica: Antes, durante y después de la pandemia Reflexiones Introducción La presente publicación aborda dos cuestiones: el impacto de la pandemia sobre la energía en el mundo, y el futuro de la energía después de esta … Continue reading La energía después de la pandemia
Por: Mary Louise Malig [English version] Lea la publicación completa aquí Contenido Parte 1: ¿Qué es el comercio digital? Parte 2: La economía de las plataformas digitales y sus propietarios Parte 3: El estado de la negociación sobre las reglas Parte 4: La economía digital: Hay más que el comercio Conclusiones Introducción “Comercio digital” es una palabra de moda actualmente, no solo en los círculos … Continue reading ¿El futuro es realmente digital? Desenredando el comercio digital
By: Mary Louise Malig [Versión en español] Read the entire publication in PDF here Contents Part 1: What is digital trade? Part 2: The Digital Platform Economy and Who Owns It Part 3: The State of Play on the debate on the Rules Part 4: The Digital Economy: There is more to it than trade Conclusions Introduction A current buzzword not only in technology circles … Continue reading Is the future really digital? A deeper understanding of digital trade
By Walden Bello The far right is on the rise. The rhetoric of anger and resentment is emanating from personalities like Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen, Rodrigo Duterte and Viktor Orban and is captivating and mobilizing large numbers of people. In an increasing number of countries, the extreme right has already captured the government or is on the threshold of power. While this swift turn … Continue reading Counterrevolution The Global Rise of the Far Right
Comments of Walden Bello on his new book, “Paper Dragons: China and the Next Crash” Why China might be the trigger of the next global financial crisis is the subject of the first event in my book tour at Sciences Po in Paris, with Prof Cornelia Woll and Victor Mallet, Paris bureau chief of the Financial Times, serving as commentators. Sept 19, 2019. Brief Remarks … Continue reading Paper Dragons: China and the Next Crash
(Maristella Svampa/CLARIN – CULTURA/05 de octubre de 2018) La acción se dispara cuando el padre de la escritora descrubre que una empresa petrolera instalaba una plataforma entre los árboles de su chacra de Rio Negro. Una historia real que transcurre en 2011 en la Patagonia. Un hilo que lleva hasta el origen En abril de 2011 recibí un llamado telefónico de mi hermana menor que, con voz … Continue reading Anticipo de “Chacra 51” Maristella Svampa presenta una novela basada en “una pesadilla familiar”
Alternativen zum globalen Kapitalismus https://www.mandelbaum.at/buch.php?id=861&menu=buecher Welche Alternativen gibt es zum Kapitalismus in seiner gegenwärtig so destruktiven Verfasstheit? Der international renommierte Globalisierungskritiker und Boliviens früherer UN-Vertreter Pablo Solón hat die wesentlichen zusammengestellt und bringt sie in einen Dialog: In den letzten Jahren sind eine Vielzahl alternativer Konzepte im Globalen Süden, insbesondere in Lateinamerika, entworfen worden, von denen Buen Vivir nur das bekannteste ist, weil es Eingang … Continue reading Systemwandel
A América Latina atravessa hoje um período de impasses e grandes turbulências, em parte pela dinâmica interna de seus países, mas em parte como consequência de sua forma particular de inserção no mercado mundial e na cadeia de dominação global capitalista. A região conheceu, nos anos dourados da globalização neoliberal, entre 1999 e 2008, um ciclo de governos progressistas, que chegaram à frente dos seus … Continue reading Lançamento do livro “O Eclipse do Progressismo”
[Diálogo 2000 Jubileo Sur Argentina, 24.11.10] Los movimientos, organizaciones sociales y diversas expresiones del campo popular de las Américas,herederos y protagonistas de las luchas contra el imperialismo y los regímenes militares en América Latina y El Caribe, que nos levantamos contra la agenda neocolonial de libre comercio, privatización, saqueo y pobreza representada en el derrotado proyecto del ALCA, reafirmamos los principios de solidaridad … Continue reading Declaración Final Encuentro Continental por la Democracia y contra el Neoliberalismo : Declaración de Montevideo
[15-15-15, Marian R. Gómez y Pepe Campana] El coordinador de 15/15\15 nos sugirió preparar una reseña sobre el libro Alternativas sistémicas, edición conjunta de Focus on the Global South, Attac France y Fundación Solón (La Paz, Bolivia, 2017, disponible bajo licencia CC BY-NC-ND en http://www.systemicalternatives.org). Nos pusimos a ello, pensando en escribir, si acaso, unas notas animando a los lectores a intersarse por el libro. … Continue reading Alternativas Sistémicas: Una reflexión
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