Margo Martin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Taylor Bishop On September 24, 2026, President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for the next round of high-level talks amid rising tensions between the two powers, this time in Washington, D.C. In the months and weeks leading up to the event, scholars and policy... Continue Reading →
AI Needs Power: Southeast Asia’s Nuclear Dilemma
IAEA Imagebank, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Noah Eubanks Southeast Asia is giving nuclear power a second look, and as governments look for ways to support artificial intelligence and data center growth, nuclear energy is increasingly being discussed as part of the infrastructure needed to sustain the region’s digital ambitions. Countries including Malaysia, Indonesia,... Continue Reading →
Diffusing Harm: An Exploration of the Ethical and Policy Landscape of Diffusion Models for AI Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material
by Lauren Y. Ho Abstract Initially identified by the United States in the 1970s, child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has continued to grow with the evolution of technology. With the popularization of AI, the issue of AI generated (AIG) CSAM has emerged through diffusion models. The unique generation method of diffusion models, destroying and recreating... Continue Reading →
DeepSeek: Disruption in the AI Arms Race
By: Sam Dantzler Early this week, the Hangzhou-based, Chinese startup, DeepSeek released its AI model causing a stir in the larger global tech industry. Historically, American tech firms have stayed at the forefront of the AI arms race. DeepSeek has disrupted this norm, however, as the company claims its model was developed more efficiently and... Continue Reading →
