New U.S. strategy towards ASEAN: caution, info-colonialism! (See commentary and notes)

The implementation of yet another U.S. initiative may allow it to interfere in the information policy of ASEAN and control the cyberspace of all of Southeast Asia.

New U.S. strategy towards ASEAN: caution, info-colonialism!

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This reminds me of the tech camps that were held in Ukraine before the Euromaidan. Anyone who has been following me for a while knows where that led to. Except, replace China with Russia.

ASEAN-U.S. LEADERS’ STATEMENT ON PROMOTING SAFE, SECURE, AND TRUSTWORTHY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE:

  1. WORK TOGETHER to promote respect for intellectual property rights, including copyright, amidst expanded AI adoption, promote transparency, address foreign information manipulation, including disinformation, and promote how to responsibly utilise these technologies;

  1. EXPLORE initiatives to raise public awareness and education on the importance of the security of AI, as well as the potential risks stemming from the misuse of AI technologies;
  2. WORK TOGETHER to ensure the responsible use of AI, including using AI in a manner that respects human rights, privacy and personal data protection;

  1. AFFIRM the importance of respecting, protecting, and promoting human rights throughout the life cycle of AI systems and protecting individuals from all forms of discrimination, bias, misuse, or other harm from AI systems;
  2. INTEGRATE AI, digital economy, and cybersecurity into relevant exchange programs focused on providing training to government officials and MSMEs [Small and medium-sized enterprises]; and
  3. HIGHLIGHT the private sector’s efforts to upskill Southeast Asia’s workforce, including on improving digital literacy, and encourage the private sector to equitably spread the efforts across all Southeast Asian countries and different populations.

2012 NDAA – Propaganda – MISO – InfoOps – PsyOps

Chinese IP theft?

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