Artificial intelligence is a technology that is already impacting how users interact with, and are affected by the Internet. In the near future, its impact is likely to only continue to grow. AI has the potential to vastly change the way that humans interact, not only with the digital world, but also with each other, through their work and through other socioeconomic institutions – for better or for worse.

As many people expect that advances in AI and machine learning will fundamentally reshape the future of the Internet and society around it, we observed this trend in our 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future.

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GLIF 2018 Held at the Home of Hamlet
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Artificial Intelligence 17 October 2018

GLIF 2018 Held at the Home of Hamlet

The 18th Annual Global LambaGrid Workshop (GLIF 2018) was held on 18-21 September 2018 at the Kulturværftet in Helsingør...

How to Reform Basic Education for a Digital Future: Views from a Multistakeholder Group
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Artificial Intelligence 27 July 2018

How to Reform Basic Education for a Digital Future: Views from a Multistakeholder Group

In June 2018, in the city of Panamá, a parallel session was organized by the Internet Society during the...

IoT Security is the Heart of the Matter
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Artificial Intelligence 20 June 2018

IoT Security is the Heart of the Matter

The Internet Society is raising awareness around the issues and challenges with Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and the...

Some Fake News Fighters Embrace AI, Others Seek the Human Touch
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Artificial Intelligence 3 May 2018

Some Fake News Fighters Embrace AI, Others Seek the Human Touch

Fake news doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon, and some entrepreneurs are targeting false news reports with...

Future Thinking: Getachew Engida on Digital Divides
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Artificial Intelligence 30 April 2018

Future Thinking: Getachew Engida on Digital Divides

Getachew Engida is the Deputy Director-General of UNESCO. He has spent the past twenty years leading and managing international...

Information Gatekeeping: Not a Laughing Matter
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Artificial Intelligence 28 February 2018

Information Gatekeeping: Not a Laughing Matter

There’s a joke that goes something like this: How do you make a little money in the online news...

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