Nina L. Khrushcheva: When art is all that remains

Also, Daron Acemoglu, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., and others on AI's safety and security implications in a new PS Big Picture. [View this message in a web browser]( AUGUST 16, 2024 This week in PS Longer Reads, the New School's Nina L. Khrushcheva reflects on the ameliorative effect and emancipatory power of imaginative culture under repressive regimes. [Read now](. And in PS Big Picture, Daron Acemoglu, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Charles Ferguson, Martin Beraja, David Y. Yang, and Noam Yuchtman assess the safety and security implications of artificial intelligence. [Read now](. [PS Longer Reads: When Art Is All That Remains]( [When Art Is All That Remains]( By Nina L. Khrushcheva History is littered with petty tyrants who have exploited art and culture for their own ends. Nonetheless, wars and crises tend to reveal the true, unrivaled power of art, which is often the last redoubt of freedom in the face of the suffering that such politicians cause. [Read more]( [Save 30% on a new PS Digital subscription with our special introductory offer.]( [PS Big Picture: The Real AI Risks]( [The Real AI Risks]( with Daron Acemoglu, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Charles Ferguson, Martin Beraja, David Y. Yang, and Noam Yuchtman With the world’s major economies pouring investment into artificial intelligence, ensuring the technology’s safety before its applications are known has become an increasingly urgent policy imperative. While a sci-fi-style AI apocalypse is not impossible, more immediate risks to both security and democracy must be addressed. [Read more]( [Get unlimited access to everything Project Syndicate has to offer with PS Premium.]( [PS Longer Reads: Managing the Sino-American AI Race]( [Managing the Sino-American AI Race]( By Karman Lucero The official Sino-American dialogue on AI governance will continue to face serious political and institutional constraints that will limit what is possible. But much more could be achieved through unofficial channels that connect experts from across both societies. [Read more]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.