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UK PM Rishi Sunak speaks out on AI risks

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Artificial intelligence could help make it easier to build chemical and biological weapons, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned through a BCC news report. In a worst-case scenario, society could lose all control over AI, preventing it from being switched off, Sunak said. …

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Protectionism, development, redistribution, and more

COMMENT | Dani Rodrik | Dani Rodrik, Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School, President of the International Economic Association and the author of `Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy’ (Princeton University Press, 2017) says more… Project Syndicate: “What some decry as protectionism and mercantilism,” you …

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Your immune system makes own antiviral drug

And it’s likely one of the most ancient ANALYSIS | Neil Marsh | Antiviral drugs are generally considered to be a 20th century invention. But recent research has uncovered an unexpected facet to your immune system: It can synthesise its own antiviral molecules in response to viral infections. My laboratory studies a …

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African fashion takes off

UNESCO report at Lagos Fashion Week highlights successes   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa’s fashion sector has “finally taken off” according to the latest report unveiled on Oct. 26 in Lagos, Nigeria, by Audrey Azoulay, the Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The …

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative turns 10

Xi announces 8 new priorities, continues push for global influence ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which now includes 44 African countries, got under way 10 years ago. President Xi Jinping launched it in 2013 with a first speech in Kazakhstan and a second one in Indonesia. The …

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