Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes

Concerns about AI manipulation are raised, with Microsoft finding that simpler digital forgeries are more common than deepfakes and audio manipulations have a greater impact than video.

This allocation, part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology's broader financial strategy, marks a 25% increase from the previous year, totaling over 195,830 billion rials (about $300 million USD).

TeachAI, led by prominent organizations like Code.org and Khan Academy, has introduced essential policy guidelines for integrating AI into education. These ideas aim to foster leadership, promote AI literacy, provide guidance, build capacity, and support innovation.

The guidance emphasises implementing mitigations for known vulnerabilities in AI systems and provides methodologies and controls to protect against malicious activities.

The government stated that the ban was imposed because X failed to comply with lawful directives and address concerns about platform misuse.

The UK is starting to draft regulations governing artificial intelligence with an emphasis on the most sophisticated language models such as those that power OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Iraq and Kuwait have signed a landmark agreement to create a direct telecom link to Europe. This move promises faster data transmission and boosts economic ties between the two nations and Europe.

This decision, coinciding with Musk's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sets conditions for compliance with regulations and national security.