Nicolas Zahn
@nzahn42.bsky.social
Digital Governance & Strategy from #AI & #Cybersecurity to #DigitalPolicy; @[email protected]
Great piece in @bindinghook.bsky.social on the #DigitalAge, where everything - including #sovereignty comes as a service...
bindinghook.com/how-sovereig...
bindinghook.com/how-sovereig...
How ‘sovereignty-as-a-service’ became a pillar of modern warfare
Big Tech has assumed quasi-sovereign state functions: storing state secrets, enabling command-and-control communications, and defending cyberspace
bindinghook.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Great piece in @bindinghook.bsky.social on the #DigitalAge, where everything - including #sovereignty comes as a service...
bindinghook.com/how-sovereig...
bindinghook.com/how-sovereig...
Everything is entirely too stupid and I need it to stop #SmartenUp
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Everything is entirely too stupid and I need it to stop #SmartenUp
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I just noticed my typo here but I think it's all the more evidence (!) for why a "two cultures" approach to AI is not very useful - sociotechnical impacts need to be understood hand-in-hand with technological possibility and vice versa - there needs to be a more complete approach to development
The part that's most interesting to me is where she uses an eg from fluid mechanics to bring to light the concept that the future is not certain and progress isn't linear - that contradictory events can take place at the same time. Any sociotechnical researcher will say "Well duh" about this but...
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I just noticed my typo here but I think it's all the more evidence (!) for why a "two cultures" approach to AI is not very useful - sociotechnical impacts need to be understood hand-in-hand with technological possibility and vice versa - there needs to be a more complete approach to development
At the risk of repeating myself: getting #AI into your organization is about more than #technology
Only the ones that transform and change their processes will see the real benefits:
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Only the ones that transform and change their processes will see the real benefits:
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
www.economist.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
At the risk of repeating myself: getting #AI into your organization is about more than #technology
Only the ones that transform and change their processes will see the real benefits:
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Only the ones that transform and change their processes will see the real benefits:
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
The Politics of AI Are About to Explode
Get ready for datacenters to dominate the election.
www.bloomberg.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Soeben wurde der lange erwartete Bericht zum Thema #DigitaleSouveränität der #Schweiz veröffentlicht:
www.news.admin.ch/de/newnsb/2V... 🧵
www.news.admin.ch/de/newnsb/2V... 🧵
Bundesrat verabschiedet Bericht zur Digitalen Souveränität der Schweiz
www.news.admin.ch
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Soeben wurde der lange erwartete Bericht zum Thema #DigitaleSouveränität der #Schweiz veröffentlicht:
www.news.admin.ch/de/newnsb/2V... 🧵
www.news.admin.ch/de/newnsb/2V... 🧵
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Superior AI tech means nothing if U.S. firms can’t legally compete. Once allies choose a compliant rival, the opportunity can disappear for a decade.
How Washington Is Losing the AI Race No One Is Tracking
Spain — a NATO ally and founding member of the European Union — chose a Chinese company to manage its law enforcement wiretap systems. The €12.3 million
warontherocks.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Superior AI tech means nothing if U.S. firms can’t legally compete. Once allies choose a compliant rival, the opportunity can disappear for a decade.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Das Bundesamt für Cybersicherheit leisten mit der Cyber Security and Resilience Method (CSRM) einen Beitrag zur Stärkung der Informationssicherheit in Unternehmen.
Bundesamt entwickelt Cybersicherheits-Methode
Das Bacs stellt dem etablierten IKT-Minimalstandard und der ISO-Norm 27001 eine eigene Methode an die Seite, mit der sich Cybersicherheit und Resilienz in Unternehmen stärken lässt.
www.inside-it.ch
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Das Bundesamt für Cybersicherheit leisten mit der Cyber Security and Resilience Method (CSRM) einen Beitrag zur Stärkung der Informationssicherheit in Unternehmen.
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Der Zürcher Kantonsrat auf Abwegen: Erstmals entscheidet ein Parlament in der Schweiz, dass der Staat biometrische #Gesichtserkennung zur Überwachung der Bevölkerung einsetzen darf. Der Zürcher Regierungsrat soll die Kompetenz für Pilotversuche erhalten.
www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/2025/11/25/k...
www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/2025/11/25/k...
Kanton Zürich öffnet Tür zur biometrischen Massenüberwachung - Digitale Gesellschaft
www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Der Zürcher Kantonsrat auf Abwegen: Erstmals entscheidet ein Parlament in der Schweiz, dass der Staat biometrische #Gesichtserkennung zur Überwachung der Bevölkerung einsetzen darf. Der Zürcher Regierungsrat soll die Kompetenz für Pilotversuche erhalten.
www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/2025/11/25/k...
www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/2025/11/25/k...
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One of the changes that OpenAI has made to make ChatGPT safer is a "take a break" nudge. There's something quite interesting about the design here. Which thing does it make you want to click?
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
One of the changes that OpenAI has made to make ChatGPT safer is a "take a break" nudge. There's something quite interesting about the design here. Which thing does it make you want to click?
Just as we had zero tolerance policies in a bunch of fields, we should have a zero tolerance policy on intellectual dishonesty...
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Just as we had zero tolerance policies in a bunch of fields, we should have a zero tolerance policy on intellectual dishonesty...
Spannender Beitrag von Avenir Suisse
Gerade in turbulenten Zeiten müssen Nationen #antifragil bleiben (man könnte auch sagen: #agil bleiben).
Wichtig, dass die Schweiz das beherzigt
www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt...
Gerade in turbulenten Zeiten müssen Nationen #antifragil bleiben (man könnte auch sagen: #agil bleiben).
Wichtig, dass die Schweiz das beherzigt
www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt...
Antifragilität: Das vergessene Erfolgsrezept der Schweiz
Die Schweiz war immer dann erfolgreich, wenn es auf der Welt turbulent zu und her ging. Der Grund: Das Land und seine Bewohner haben auf Krisen nie mit Erstarrung reagiert, sondern sind daran gewachse...
www.nzz.ch
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Spannender Beitrag von Avenir Suisse
Gerade in turbulenten Zeiten müssen Nationen #antifragil bleiben (man könnte auch sagen: #agil bleiben).
Wichtig, dass die Schweiz das beherzigt
www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt...
Gerade in turbulenten Zeiten müssen Nationen #antifragil bleiben (man könnte auch sagen: #agil bleiben).
Wichtig, dass die Schweiz das beherzigt
www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt...
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President Trump faces an unexpected rift in the MAGA movement as Republican officials warn his embrace of the tech industry’s artificial intelligence boom risks undermining Americans’ economic security and exposing their children to new harms.
The surprising issue driving a wedge between Trump and his MAGA base
President Donald Trump’s attempt to block states from regulating AI sparked pushback from Republicans concerned the tech will displace workers and harm kids.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
President Trump faces an unexpected rift in the MAGA movement as Republican officials warn his embrace of the tech industry’s artificial intelligence boom risks undermining Americans’ economic security and exposing their children to new harms.
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"That rot appears in journalists in different forms: debasing themselves at the feet of power because it’s rewarded; allowing themselves to be debased by the powerful to maintain status and access; and identifying more with their powerful subjects than regular people"
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Epstein’s journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"That rot appears in journalists in different forms: debasing themselves at the feet of power because it’s rewarded; allowing themselves to be debased by the powerful to maintain status and access; and identifying more with their powerful subjects than regular people"
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Wie Rechtspopulisten weltweit die Medienfreiheit unter Druck setzen – und wie wir dagegenhalten können – darüber sprechen wir am 27. November im PROGR Bern mit: Luzia Tschirky, Renato Beck, Valentin Rubin und Sanija Ameti. Sichere dir ein Ticket. www.operation-libero.ch/de/shop/tick...
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Wie Rechtspopulisten weltweit die Medienfreiheit unter Druck setzen – und wie wir dagegenhalten können – darüber sprechen wir am 27. November im PROGR Bern mit: Luzia Tschirky, Renato Beck, Valentin Rubin und Sanija Ameti. Sichere dir ein Ticket. www.operation-libero.ch/de/shop/tick...
Great new resource by Virtual Routes for #AI in #Cybersecurity
Check out the #Toolkit!
virtual-routes.org/ai-in-cybers...
Check out the #Toolkit!
virtual-routes.org/ai-in-cybers...
AI in Cybersecurity Toolkit - Virtual Routes
This toolkit was developed by Virtual Routes as part of the Cybersecurity Seminars Programme supported by Google.org, to provide teachers and students with resources in a constantly evolving field. It...
virtual-routes.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Great new resource by Virtual Routes for #AI in #Cybersecurity
Check out the #Toolkit!
virtual-routes.org/ai-in-cybers...
Check out the #Toolkit!
virtual-routes.org/ai-in-cybers...
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🚨🚨 "Brussels is a bureaucracy. It is good at process and law. But it is incapable of acting quickly and ruthlessly like the European great powers of the past, or like the US and China today." Excellent piece by @gideonrachman.bsky.social on the "Scramble for Europe".
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
🚨🚨 "Brussels is a bureaucracy. It is good at process and law. But it is incapable of acting quickly and ruthlessly like the European great powers of the past, or like the US and China today." Excellent piece by @gideonrachman.bsky.social on the "Scramble for Europe".
Reposted by Nicolas Zahn
HRDAG's executive director Megan Price teamed up with CAT Lab Founder @natematias.bsky.social to research how human participation can improve AI. Read our latest findings. hrdag.org/2025/11/17/n...
New Research Shows Community Engagement Improves the Validity and Reliability of Artificial Intelligence
Community involvement can improve the validity and reliability of artificial intelligence (AI), argue HRDAG Executive Director Dr. Megan Price and Citizens and Technology Lab founder Dr. J. Nathan Mat...
hrdag.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
HRDAG's executive director Megan Price teamed up with CAT Lab Founder @natematias.bsky.social to research how human participation can improve AI. Read our latest findings. hrdag.org/2025/11/17/n...
Reposted by Nicolas Zahn
On a day when half the internet is wobbling, GitHub going down hits different. Our entire digital world hangs off a few fragile rafters, and days like this remind us just how thin the ice really is.
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
On a day when half the internet is wobbling, GitHub going down hits different. Our entire digital world hangs off a few fragile rafters, and days like this remind us just how thin the ice really is.
"Wir sind dabei, das Betriebssystem unserer Gesellschaften neu zu schreiben, sei es durch menschliche Gesetze oder durch Algorithmen. Aber haben wir jemals wirklich gelernt zu coden?"
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"Wir sind dabei, das Betriebssystem unserer Gesellschaften neu zu schreiben, sei es durch menschliche Gesetze oder durch Algorithmen. Aber haben wir jemals wirklich gelernt zu coden?"
Super Denkanstoss zum Wochenbeginn von @hofrat.bsky.social
#LetsGetCoding #AI #DigitalGovernance #PublicSectorTransformation
www.diepresse.com/20311091/ki-...
#LetsGetCoding #AI #DigitalGovernance #PublicSectorTransformation
www.diepresse.com/20311091/ki-...
KI, Kettensägen und ein vermessener Regulator
Kann künstliche Intelligenz die Bürokratie heilen, die wir selbst erschaffen?
www.diepresse.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Super Denkanstoss zum Wochenbeginn von @hofrat.bsky.social
#LetsGetCoding #AI #DigitalGovernance #PublicSectorTransformation
www.diepresse.com/20311091/ki-...
#LetsGetCoding #AI #DigitalGovernance #PublicSectorTransformation
www.diepresse.com/20311091/ki-...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 😵💫 Fehlende #AILiteracy ist noch ein grösseres Problem als gedacht
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 😵💫 Fehlende #AILiteracy ist noch ein grösseres Problem als gedacht