Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Deputy Minister Nonceba Mhlauli encourages young people to register as voters #govzaupdates
South Africa: Deputy Minister Mhlauli calling on young people to shape the future of South Africa #govzaupdates
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Deputy Minister Nonceba Mhlauli calling on young people to shape the future of South Africa #govzaupdates
AI can lie, hack and blackmail: Yoshua Bengio on how to tame the “baby tiger” of tech
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
If AIs can think for themselves, what is to stop them doing bad – perhaps really bad – things?
Yoshua Bengio, one of a handful of people considered a "godfather of AI", says AIs are already displaying bad behaviours, including hacking computers and blackmailing humans.
He tells Radio Davos about his work aimed at taming the "cute baby tiger" that is likely to grow up to be a man-eating wild animal if we do nothing now.
Links:
LawZero: https://lawzero.org/en/publication/scientist-ai-safe-design-not-desiring
Ideas on the Move: Yoshua Bengio: https://www.weforum.org/videos/davos_yoshua_bengio/
Annual Meeting 2026 session "Next Phase of Intelligence": https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/next-phase-of-intelligence/
Forum Centre for AI Excellence: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-ai-excellence/home
Related podcasts:
AI may spark a new era of progress, but that depends on more than just the tech: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/carl-benedikt-frey-ai-work-jobs-economics/
The day after AGI: Two ‘rock stars’ of AI on what it will mean for humanity: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-agi-dario-amodei-demis-hassabis/
What is physical AI?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/physical-ai-smart-robotics/
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Ghana on Adoption of Resolution on Trafficking of Enslaved Africans – Media Stakeout |United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Media Stakeout by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, following the vote in the General Assembly on the Resolution declaring the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and the Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity.
Essential medical supplies arrive in #lebanon
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Essential medical supplies have arrived in Lebanon, where escalating violence has driven some 1.2 million people from their homes. The shipment, a collaboration between Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health, the World Health Organization and UNICEF, will contribute to trauma care and disease management.
The UN Security Council Visits Lehman College in the Bronx | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Members of the UN Security Council visit Lehman College in the Bronx, #newyork, which served as the location of the first Security Council meeting on US soil on 25 March 1946.
Ghana on Adoption of Resolution on Trafficking of Enslaved Africans – UN General Assembly Stakeout
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Media Stakeout by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, following the vote in the General Assembly on the Resolution declaring the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and the Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity.
South Africa Government: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the official opening of Ninety One Office in Cape Town
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
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Ahead of the Threat Podcast: Season 2, Episode 4 — Sherrod DeGrippo
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
Microsoft joins the conversation on all things Operation Winter SHIELD, the FBI’s list of the 10 most impactful cybersecurity actions for organizations big and small. Sherrod DeGrippo, deputy CISO and general manager of customer service, shares why she wrote a blog post about the Bureau’s effort with host Brett Leatherman, head of FBI Cyber. The two highlight the increasing role AI plays in initiating—and stopping—cyberattacks, how experts have observed that fundamental cybersecurity steps are enough to discourage a would-be hacker, and how security teams can be even more effective when they develop a partnership with software developers.
To start the show, Ahead of the Threat goes international! Brett discusses the critical role international cyber investigators play for the FBI with program manager Maeve Healy of the Global Partnership Program. They also explore recent news topics, including Operation Lightning, an alleged ransomware negotiator who secretly worked against his company, and industry’s growing calls to include AI in its cybersecurity toolbox.
More at: fbi.gov/video-repository/ahead-threat-0204.mp4/view
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EU €150M AGILE Defence Fund Is Speeding Up Defence Tech
Source: European Commission (video statements)
AGILE is the EU’s new €150 million funding instrument designed to accelerate disruptive defence technologies from lab to battlefield — at record speed.
🔹 Grants of €1M–€5M for European SMEs
🔹 Fast-track awards within 4 months
🔹 Delivery timelines of 6–12 months
🔹 100% eligible costs covered
🔹 Supporting 20–30 projects
🔹 Open to EU Member States, Norway & Ukraine
For more details on AGILE, follow the link: https://link.europa.eu/dxvfxrxx