

2020
Monthly summary of the most important news and happenings in the field, carefully selected by us... and our AI.

JANUARY
Spotlight on surveillance, autonomous weapons and climate change.
AI4P at the World Peace Conference!

FEBRUARY
Spotlight on AI strategies and ethical principles, drones, geopolitics and tech for human rights investigations, documentation and accountability.
SPECIAL EDITION
COVID-19
Spotlight on Covid-19 and the role of the AI Community in fighting the pandemic

MARCH
Spotlight on AI regulations, democracy, security, facial recognition, ethics and safety.
SPECIAL EDITION
COVID-19 AND PRIVACY
Spotlight on Covid-19 and contact tracing apps, surveillance, privacy, security, and health.

APRIL
Spotlight on AI in armed conflict, human rights protection, atomic AI, AI in humanitarian assistance and disaster response.

MAY
Spotlight facial recognition in protests, “digital colonialism” in Africa, and more in AI and pandemic.

JUNE
Spotlight on drones in humanitarian work, AI climate change problem, fighting hate speech with AI, preserving indigenous knowledge with AI.

JULY
Spotlight on digital technologies and racial inequity, techno-racism and human rights, and RightsCon - the world’s leading event on human rights in the digital age.

AUGUST
Spotlight on AI crime threats, facial recognition, AI for social sector, AI for detecting hate speech, AI for All in India and more

SEPTEMBER
Spotlight on democracy in the digital world, AI and refugees, AI Ethics, AI as existential threat, Responsible Tech, and Digital Pathways for Peace

OCTOBER
Spotlight on AI for peacebuilding and violence prevention, AI for humanitarian action, AI and surveillance, democracy, social media and hate crimes

NOVEMBER
Spotlight on AI and the diffusion of power, tech and democracy, online violence incitement, and surveillance capitalism.
SPECIAL EDITION
DEMOCRACY, FREE SPEECH AND AI
Spotlight Democracy, Freedom of Speech and Artificial Intelligence

DECEMBER
Spotlight on campaign against killer drones, AI and the death of nuclear scientist in Iran, facial recognition and surveillance of Uyghurs, EU's biometric tech