1: Can We Truly Govern AI?: Our Relationship with AI Is an Imperative, Not an Option

In an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), policymakers around the world face a profound challenge: how to govern technologies that evolve faster than institutions can respond. Whiteshield has explored how emerging technologies, particularly generative AI, the metaverse and large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, are reshaping public governance.

Few technologies have advanced as quickly and been adopted as widely as LLMs such as ChatGPT, which when developed by OpenAI, moved from an obscure lab project to a ubiquitous workplace tool in under a year. Within months, it reached 100 million users, a feat faster than any tech product in history. This growth is not just a tech story; it is fundamentally altering how governments operate.