Commentary
For Lukashenko, abandoning Western internet services and embracing Russian equivalents would mean tying himself even closer to Moscow.
Artyom Shraibman
Research
Anticipatory AI Ethics
Recent experience has starkly demonstrated that merely reacting to technological change—whether from AI or from digital innovation more broadly—is insufficient. The world urgently need to proactively forestall rather than just respond to technological impacts.
By Seth Lazar
Published on May 1, 2025
About the Author
Seth Lazar
Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program
Seth Lazar is a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Technology and International Affairs Program.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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