Resources^ from the Rest of Us (25.08.25)

Opinions, investigations, reports & opportunities

Hey everyone! Resources^ from the Rest of US posts highlight some of the things I’m reading — including expert opinions from folks in my region, investigations and reports. I also include things that impact us and our communities. When I come across research or fellowship opportunities, I’ll tag those at the bottom.

Investigations / Expert Op-Eds

1. The Incompleteness of ethics, by Elad Uzan

2. How Digital Colonialism Threatens Kenya’s Silicon Savannah, by Ben Mkalama and Marine Ragnet

3. Data Colonialism in the Global South: Who Owns Asia’s Digital Future?, by Suhana Roy

4. Southeast Asia’s Quest for Digital Sovereignty, by Vishal Rana and Govand Khalid Azeez

News

1. The Kathmandu Post: Nepal rolls out ambitious AI policy

2. Bernama: ASEAN AI Safety network targets for adoption by leaders at ASEAN Summit in October

3. Rěst ǒf Wôrld: Big Tech’s “AI for good” spending increases in Africa. So does skepticism

4. The Korea Times: Over half of Korean workers use AI at work: BOK Survey

5. Zeteo: Israel’s Tech Boom & the Economy of Genocide

6. EngageMedia: Menembus Batas: Pemusatan Hak Asasi Manusia dalam Strategi AI Nasional Menyongsong

Reports

1. ASEAN Business Advisor Council: Future-Ready Together: ASEAN’s Strategy for Inclusive and Digital Growth (*private sector funded news release)

2. PBS: Study says ChatGPT giving teens dangerous advice on drugs, alcohol and suicide

3. University of Essex and UN OHCHR: Digital Border Governance: A Human Rights Based Approach (2023)

4. Quantum Magazine: The AI Was Fed Sloppy Code. It Turned Into Something Evil.

Government Announcements

1. Bank of Korea: [제2025-22호] AI의 빠른 확산과 생산성 효과: 가계조사를 바탕으로 [No. 2025-22] Rapid Diffusion of AI and its Productivity Effects: BAsed on a Household Survey

Global Majority-Impacting News

1. The Guardian: How the US army is using influencers to recruit a new generation: ‘Promise them this idea of stability’

2. Reuters: Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York; He never made it home

3. The Guardian: Interview with Nick Clegg

4. The New York Times: The Militarization of Silicon Valley

5. BBC News: YouTube secretly used AI to edit people’s videos. The results could bend reality

Opportunities

7amleh Fellowship Program (“Exposing Digital Domination and AI Weaponisation on Palestinians and its Global Impact”): Deadline 31 August 2025