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The potential US TikTok ban — and what's at stake
The clock is ticking on social media giant TikTok, which faces a nationwide ban in the United States unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells it by January 19. Social media theorist Clay Shirky unpacks why the US is trying to ban TikTok, what it means for the app's users and creators and the..
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What you can do to stop economic crime
It might sound like the plot of a movie, but economic crime is all around us — from drug trafficking and fraud to cybercrimes, tax evasion and more. Economic crime fighter Hanjo Seibert breaks down the complexities of money laundering and how we can all wield our collective power to dismantle the ..
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Can AI catch criminals at sea?
Can AI help catch oceanic outlaws? From drug smugglers to modern-day pirates, maritime crime fighter Dyhia Belhabib introduces Heva: an AI-powered tool that aggregates international criminal records to detect and stop crime that might otherwise get swept away in the tide.
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The real-world influence of Star Trek
Space isn’t part of any nation–so who gets to make the rules? If you ask space lawyer Elsbeth Magilton, we might find answers like these in a surprising place: Star Trek. Magilton explains how she’s used science fiction fandom to create a space for hard, honest, and empathetic conversations ab..
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How to persuade a computer
Artificial intelligence is shattering expectations of human predictability, motivation and speed in every part of society – including law. Lawyer Max Sills explores the practical challenges of negotiating with AI-powered systems as they become integrated into the world around us, offering a hopefu..
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Should you be suing your government?
Since 2015, an unprecedented movement has been sweeping courts around the world. Groups of young plaintiffs are suing their governments for their inaction on tackling climate change. These suits argue that climate inaction violates their basic human rights. But what do human rights have to do with t..
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