Category: AI Policy Initiatives
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Paris AI Action Summit made divisions between major powers’ approaches “even clearer”: EU AI governance consultant Valéria Silva
The Paris AI Action Summit confirmed the “patchwork” of divergent approaches major global economies are taking in AI regulation, making it hard to achieve the coordinated global approach needed to properly manage the technology, Mrs. Silva tells ai fray in an exclusive interview.
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Sam Altman says some other European countries should follow French example: op-ed for French newspaper on eve of Paris AI Action Summit
Context: Tomorrow (Monday, February 10, 2025), will be the first day (and industry stakeholder day) of the Paris AI Action Summit (event website) hosted by the government of France in partnership with that of India. On the second day, the heads of state and government of many countries will join. A draft statement for the…
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Global progress in AI “in jeopardy”: Nvidia speaks out against incoming U.S. AI chip rule, adds to industry-wide concerns
The new rule is an attempt by the Biden Administration to “rig market outcomes and stifle competition – the lifeblood of innovation – [and] threatens to squander America’s hard-won technological advantage”, Nvidia’s vice president of government affairs Ned Finkle has stated in a blog post.
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“We want Britain to shape the AI revolution”: UK government publishes AI action plan
The new plan will make the UK “irresistible” to AI firms and includes changes such as encouraging public and private data licensing, and reforming the UK text and data mining regime so it is “at least as competitive as the EU”, British government says.
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“Should U.S. lose advantage in global AI ecosystem… impossible to regain”: tech group warns against incoming U.S. AI chip rule
“If implemented hastily, a rule of this nature would fragment global supply chains, potentially encouraging multinational companies and customers to limit their reliance on U.S. technology,” the letter reads.
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Korea’s antitrust watchdog issues GenAI competition report, mulls merger control regime amendments
The Korea Fair Trade Commission landmark report raises concerns about Big Tech partnerships in AI, including Microsoft’s hiring of Inflection employees in March this year.
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Sen. Cruz suggests violation of U.S. law by UK government-funded AI entity, criticizes Europe for innovation-hostile, politically-motivated overregulation
A recent letter by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) indicates that senior Republican politicians take issue with European efforts to export overregulation and disadvantage U.S. companies.
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AI startups want to be protected by regulation, but also against overregulation: observations on a16z-Microsoft statement
A joint statement by venture investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and President Brad Smith
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UK regulator’s update paper on AI Foundation Models: understandable fears, but unsupported by evidence
While the CMA’s general concerns over dynamics previously seen in technology markets are legitimate, the update paper, on top of generally recognizing the enormous benefits of AI innovation, summarizes trends that could also be interpreted as signs of fierce competition among large technology corporations that creates opportunities for newcomers.