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AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere

2026-09-01 18:00:00

Last month, OpenAI became the first major artificial intelligence company to voluntarily pause training on a model because of safety concerns. The unprecedented move came weeks after its models broke...

Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad

2026-08-31 18:00:00

In June, Indian actor Hiten Tejwani told his 732,000 followers that “Instagram is okay” in a reel promoting Meta’s Teen Accounts. Ironically, Tejwani had barred his 17-year-old twin son and...

I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar

2026-08-28 21:00:00

Gordon Saft is the Publisher of Rest of World. Last week, he returned to New York from a trip to China with a delegation of leaders from across media, technology,...

India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing

2026-08-27 18:00:00

When Osama Manzar started the nonprofit Digital Empowerment Foundation in 2002, just 1.2% of India’s population was online. Now, more than 70% is. But Manzar’s mission statement — helping poor...

Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short

2026-08-26 18:00:00

In mid-2024, a cybersecurity partner’s mistake led to a global Microsoft Windows outage. It affected 8.5 million Windows devices. Although this represents less than 1% of all Windows machines, it...

America’s immigration policy is driving away future AI leaders

2026-08-25 18:00:00

The Trump administration has proposed a new fee for H-1B visas, while weighing a $100,000 fee on Optional Practical Training, the program that allows international graduates to work in the...