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Across the world, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being used to intensify censorship, power surveillance, and supercharge disinformation. As Freedom House detailed in Freedom on the Net 2023
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, advances in AI tools have made the need for regulations that seek to safeguard free expression, privacy, and democratic participation increasingly pressing.
Effective, tailored policymaking—alongside private sector action and robust oversight from civil society—can help ensure that the use of AI supports the protection of human rights. Recent efforts from the US government and the Biden administration offer opportunities to codify these protections.
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Election Watch: Pakistan
Pakistan’s next general election is currently scheduled for February 8. Significant uncertainties remain ahead of the vote, including questions over the timing of the election itself, amid an escalating confrontation between former prime minister Imran Khan and Pakistan’s powerful military establishment.
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Guatemala: Celebrating the Democratic Transfer of Power
After a nearly 10-hour delay and several last-minute attempts by the outgoing Congress to obstruct a constitutionally mandated transfer of power, Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as president of Guatemala. We celebrate this peaceful transition of power as a historic moment that brings hope for more just and accountable governance in Guatemala.
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Whoever Wins, Taiwan’s Free Election Is a Defeat for China’s Autocracy
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Beyond Azerbaijan’s Borders, Journalists Are Wary of Retaliation
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(Voice of America)
The U.S. Can Help Fight China’s Disinformation in Taiwan
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