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Generative AI and Atrocity Denial in War

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By Mahsa Alimardani, Afsaneh Rigot
| Carnegie Endowment
Program The Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program is a leading source of independent policy research, writing, and outreach on global democracy, conflict, and governance. It analyzes and seeks to improve international efforts to reduce democratic backsliding, mitigate conflict and violence, overcome political polarization, promote gender equality, and advance pro-democratic uses of new technologies.
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デジタル鑑識があなたのスマートフォンを丸裸にする──特集「THE WIRED WORLD IN 2026」

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By Afsaneh Rigot
| Wired Japan Verified
2021年、モロッコに住む性的マイノリティの警察官が、同僚によってスマートフォンを押収され、そこに保存されていた写真やチャットの履歴を無断で閲覧されるという事件が起きた。これらの証拠はのちに、「わいせつまたは不自然な行為」を理由に彼を法廷で訴追するために利用されたのだ。その後、この警察官は職のみならず家までも失うことになった。 また同年、ベイルートでは、トランスジェンダーのレバノン人女性が警察に呼び止められ、スマートフォンのロックを解除するよう強要されるという事件も発生している。「もし携帯の中身を見せないなら、独房に放り込んで朽ち果てさせてやる」と脅されたということだ。警察官たちは彼女のプライべートな写真や動画を仲間内で共有し、彼女をひどく苦しめた。さらに彼女自身も、「自然に反する行為」で訴追されたのだ。 これらは、わたしたちThe...
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The Weaponization of Things: Israel’s Techno-Violence, A Litmus Test for Technologists

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By Afsaneh Rigot
| Tech Policy Press
From Israel’s use of AI and facial recognition in Gaza to the remote detonation of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon, this moment should be a massive wake-up call for anyone doing tech and society work: nothing will remain neutral, and the development of new technologies cannot continue as normal, writes Afsaneh Rigot. Israel’s weaponization of technology in its war on Gaza — and now in Lebanon and other parts of the region — has reached unprecedented levels.
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