An agreement to face the “unknown territory” By Pablo Solon The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report on The State of the Climate 2023 notes that the last year “was the warmest year in the 174-year observational record.” This text maintains that we were only a few hundredths away from exceeding the increase in the planet’s temperature by 1.5°C. The data provided by the WMO report … Continue reading From the XI FOSPA to COP 30
Un acuerdo para hacer frente al “territorio desconocido” Por Pablo Solón El informe de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) sobre El Estado del Clima 2023 señala que el año pasado “fue el año más cálido en el registro observacional de 174 años”. Dicho texto sostiene que apenas faltaron unas pocas centésimas para superar el incremento de la temperatura del planeta en un 1,5°C. Los datos … Continue reading Del XI FOSPA a la COP 30
Por Juan Pablo Neri Discurso presentado en la Casa Museo Solón, 4 de abril de 2024 Agradecimientos, Antes de iniciar la presentación, me gustaría realizar algunos apuntes de contexto, que me parecen cruciales. Creo que no puede caber duda que ya estamos en un periodo de transformación profunda del sistema mundial. Es decir, no es que esa transformación va a llegar en el futuro, como … Continue reading Presentación del libro “El cóndor necio y el dragón al acecho”
Por Alberto Acosta, Ecuador “¿Está usted de acuerdo que el Estado ecuatoriano promueva la inversión extranjera y reconozca el arbitraje internacional como método para solucionar controversias en materia de inversión, contractuales o comerciales, de manera que se ofrezca a los inversores extranjeros un entorno apropiado de seguridad jurídica que genere mayores oportunidades de empleo y afiancen la dolarización?” -Pregunta (4) del referéndum del 21 de abril … Continue reading Los cipayos neoliberales defienden el arbitraje
Por Pablo Solón [English, Português, Italiano] “¿Dejar el petróleo bajo tierra? ¿Renunciar a más de mil millones de dólares anuales? ¿Poner la naturaleza por encima de la economía? ¿Qué locura es esta?” Es la lógica de la naturaleza que ganó de manera contundente a la lógica de los extractivismos en la consulta popular del Ecuador. La primera vez que escuche hablar de la propuesta del Yasuní … Continue reading Ganó el Yasuní, ganó la humanidad
Pablo Solón [English, Español, Italiano] A primeira vez que ouvi falar da Iniciativa Yasuní foi em 2006. Devo dizer que foi uma proposta audaciosa para a época, que propunha renunciar à exploração do petróleo desta zona megadiversa da Amazônia em troca de uma compensação econômica das principais economias do mundo. O Yasuní é a maior área protegida do Equador, considerada uma das regiões mais biodiversas … Continue reading Voto dos equatorianos por petróleo intocado na Amazônia é sopro de esperança para a humanidade
di Pablo Solón [English, Español, Português] “Lasciare il petrolio sottoterra? Rinunciare a più di un miliardo di dollari all’anno? Mettere la natura al di sopra dell’economia? Che follia è questa? È la logica della natura che ha prevalso in modo schiacciante sulla logica dell’estrattivismo nella consultazione popolare dell’Ecuador. La prima volta che ho sentito parlare della proposta Yasuní è stato nel 2006. Devo dire che … Continue reading Yasuní ha vinto, l’umanità ha vinto
By Pablo Solón* [Español, Português, Italiano] “Leave the oil in the ground? Give up more than a billion dollars a year? Put nature above the economy? What madness is this?” These were the initial reactions to an innovative environmental measure in Ecuador that, after many years, has finally triumphed in a popular consultation, prioritizing nature over the predatory logic of extractivism. The first time I … Continue reading Yasuní: The “Yes” Heard Around the World
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
After 30 years of climate negotiations it is clear that the United Nations will not produce the result we need to deal with the climate collapse. COP27, far from increasing contributions to reduce greenhouse gases and honoring the historical climate debt from industrialized economies to countries and people that have contributed very little to climate change, is instead marked by intense lobbying from governments and … Continue reading Earth Assemblies for Climate Justice
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
Problemática ambiental del río Yarra El río Yarra se ubica en el estado de Victoria en Australia, recorre 245 kilómetros desde su fuente en la Gran Cordillera Divisoria hasta el final de su estuario en Port Phillip Bay. Su cabecera reposa en la cadena montañosa de Yarra, con 24 afluentes y una cuenca hidrográfica de más de 4000 kilómetros cuadrados. Este río tuvo históricamente cambios … Continue reading Protección para el río Yarra
Por Alejandra Nuñez del Prado Great Ocean Road es una carretera de 240 kilómetros a lo largo de la costa suroeste del estado de Victoria en Australia, colindante con el Estrecho de Bass y el Océano Antártico. Esta infraestructura fue inaugurada en 1932 y es conocida por ser el monumento más largo del mundo como recordatorio de los soldados que participaron en la primera guerra … Continue reading Protección de Great Ocean Road y sus alrededores
Por Alejandra Nuñez del Prado El río St. Lawrence fluye en dirección noreste, conectando los Grandes Lagos con el Océano Atlántico. Atraviesa una parte de la provincia de Ontario en Canadá, y es el corazón de la provincia de Quebec (Canadá) porque en las orillas del río vive más del 80% de su población[1]. Durante miles de años, los pueblos algonquinos e iroqueses han habitado … Continue reading Proyecto de ley para reconocer al río St. Lawrence como sujeto de derechos
¿Qué es la Barrera de Coral de Belice? Los arrecifes son conocidos por ser una “selva de mar”. Están constituidos por esqueletos calcáreos creados por acumulación carbonato de calcio (CaCO3) que producen la flora y fauna acuática. Los arrecifes de coral pueden llegar a formar estructuras masivas consideradas las bioconstrucciones más grandes del mundo. Estas selvas acuáticas cumplen el trabajo de proteger manglares y praderas … Continue reading Preservación de la Barrera de Coral de Belice
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