AI Inequality
World Bank, World Development Report 2026 – this report looks at the position of AI in diverse contexts and the potential for inequality. Details below:
‘The magic of black boxes‘
One for my Reading List: Bart Barendregt, The magic of black boxes: Explorations into the world of Southeast Asian Islam, emergent technologies and the unseen, Anthropological Theory 2026 DOI:...
Zoom Arabic Translation
Alvin R Cabral, The National, Zoom launches live voice translation, with Arabic coming in late 2026, 24 Jul 2026 “Added features include voice cloning, which preserves the original speaker’s...
AI Chatbot ‘Threat‘
“A damning new report by Tech Against Terrorism has revealed the extent of the national security threat posed by AI chatbots, as would-be terrorists and violent extremists can enter...
AI News Anchor
Arab News, Lebanese media group Annahar launches AI-powered journalist ‘Nahar’, 18 Jul 2026 “According to the media group, Nahar reads thousands of sources in seconds, monitors global developments, compares...
Talking to Claude
“”When Claude speaks in English, it emphasizes different values than when it speaks in Portuguese, Indonesian, or Chinese,” company researchers said in a blog post. “The largest variation is in...