Resources^ from the Rest of Us (30.09.25)
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.
HEADS-UP! Super happy to have collaborated in small ways on this Policy Brief issued last week by the Ethical AI Alliance at UNGA80. (Full disclosure I’m Global Advisor, Asia, for the alliance.) Please read and share!
Investigations / Expert Op-Eds
Digital Peace | When Peace Becomes Unprofitable: Big Tech, AI and Warfare
Azka Haria Fitra Agus | Tech Global Institute | How coercive voluntarism became Indonesia’s playbook for crisis speech
Navy Pillay | New York Times | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel is Committing Genocide
Cornelia Walther | Forbes | AI and (Dis)Ability: Unlocking Human Potential with Technology
Aylgorith | The Human Cost of Every ChatGPT Query: Inside the Cobalt Mines That Power AI
The New Statesman | Inside the Tony Blair Institute: Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
Vilas Dhar | The UN’s AI Turning Point
Joanna Wiaterek, Jared Perlo, Sumaya Nur Aan | AI safety and security can enable innovation in Global Majority countries
Dimitri Mahayana | Kompas | AI, Plutocracy, dan Langkah Berani Permerintah
News
The New Arab | From Palestine to Syria: How AI shapes environmental and social inequalities in MENA
Bangkok Post | Hong Kong seeks to limit children’s digital device use amid rising myopia rates
South China Morning Post | (Editorial) China forges own path to AI ecosystem free from US dominance
BBC | China launches campaign to keep killjoys off the internet
WSJ | China’s DeepSeek unveils new AI model that could halve usage cost
The Nation (Thailand) | Thailand deploys AI to hunt criminals in proactive bid for 2 million Chinese tourists
Asia News Network | Thai students develop AI system to protect communities from wild elephant incursions
AXIOS | Exclusive: Meta launches super PAC to fight AI regulation
360info | Rights on demand: Asia’s gig economy gets a legal upgrade
Philstar | Philippines to UNSC: Regulate military use of artificial intelligence
Rappler | What if no journalists were left to expose corruption?
Rappler | Global call for AI ‘red lines’ urges further international policies, checks on development
Rappler | Where AI falls short: The limits of artificial emotional support
Reports
The Asia Foundation | Reimagining civil society support in the Asia Pacific
The National Bureau of Asian Research | The outlook for China’s AI industry: Adoption and Applications
Ethical AI Alliance | Policy Brief: Filling the Accountability Gap: Towards a Global Monitoring & Reporting Mechanism for AI Harms
Government Announcements
Global North Announcements
International Standards Organisation | ISO Policy Brief: Harnessing international standards for responsible AI development and governance
OECD | AI governance through global red lines can help prevent unacceptable risks
World Economic Forum | Advancing Responsible AI Innovation: A Playbook
Podcasts/Webinars
Tech Global Institute | From Laws to Rights: Defending Digital Freedoms in Bangladesh’s Democratic Transition with UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan
Cooperative AI Foundation Summer School | Empowering Collective Intelligence: Radical Collaboration with AI - with Audrey Tang
The History of Ideas Podcast | Fixing Democracy: Citizens’ Assemblies
The Polis Project | Technologies of Genocide: Suchitra Vijayan in Conversation with Tech Global Institute, Bangladesh