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Ian Bremmer's Commencement Address
Ian Bremmer returned to his alma mater to deliver the commencement address and receive the school’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Laying out the complexities of the world that the class of 2025 is facing – and drawing on his own experience at Tulane – Ian reminded the graduates that their education prepared them for this moment in history. He challenged them to stay curious, lead with ethics, and reject the false clarity of algorithms to shape a better future. Check out the image below that captures Ian Bremmer during the commencement address:
Ian's takeaways:
- On Trump’s Ukraine policy: “Absent a ceasefire, there is no breakthrough deal between Trump and Putin. None of that’s going to happen.”
- On Western backlash over Gaza: “At the end of the day, unless Trump is going to squeeze Israel hard and say, 'Suspend intelligence and aid,' the way he did with the Ukrainians, I have a hard time seeing the Israelis in any way backing down from what is at this point an completely unconscionable military intervention and ethnic cleansing across the board in Gaza."
- On tech power vs. government: “In the US digital space, it’s the tech CEOs who hold the power and the government isn’t ready for what’s coming.”
Artificial Intelligence Concerns
Are AI companies being reckless and ignoring safety concerns in the race to develop superintelligence? On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer is joined by former OpenAI whistleblower and executive director of the AI Futures Project, Daniel Kokotajlo, to discuss new developments in artificial intelligence and his concerns that big tech companies like OpenAI and DeepMind are too focused on beating each other to create new, powerful AI systems and not focused enough on safety guardrails, oversight, and existential risk. Don't miss the image below illustrating AI's potential impact on elections:
Kokotajlo left OpenAI last year over deep concerns about the direction of its AI development and argues tech companies are dangerously unprepared for the arrival of superintelligent AI. If he’s right, humanity is barreling toward an era of unprecedented power without a safety net, one where the future of AI is decided not by careful planning, but by who gets there first.
AI 2027 Report
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is the holy grail of AI research and development. Ian Bremmer breaks down the race to build AGI, machines that don’t just mimic human thinking but match and then far surpass it. As AI approaches human-level intelligence, AI 2027 predicts its impact will "exceed that of the Industrial Revolution," but it warns of a future where tech firms race to develop superintelligence, safety rails are ignored, and AI systems go rogue, wreaking havoc on the global order. Experience the image below showcasing the market size and CAGR of AI Vulnerability Scanning:
GZERO World Podcast
On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer is joined by Daniel Kokotajlo to discuss AI 2027—a new report that forecasts AI’s progression, where tech companies race to beat each other to develop superintelligent AI systems, and the existential risks ahead if safety rails are ignored. How will artificial intelligence transform our world and how do we avoid the most dystopian outcomes?
Political Insights
In a clip from GZERO World’s latest episode, Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen lays out what Democrats must do to reclaim political momentum. He argues that while opposing Trump’s policies is important, Democrats also need to offer a proactive alternative that resonates with working Americans.
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