the overwhelming message the AI industry has sent to young people is “this will ruin any chance you have at a stable career”, of course college grads are booing it
regardless of the reality of the claims, the way this technology has been sold is one of the greatest self-inflicted PR disasters ever
After years of relying on U.S. technology, the European Commission has finally unveiled its tech sovereignty package.
Can Brussels build real alternatives?
🎙️ @swheatonjourno.bsky.social is joined by @marietjeschaake.bsky.social and @laurenscerulus.bsky.social to discuss on #BrusselsPlaybookPod👇
The former Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia is a current Democratic candidate for governor, with the former Biden official and Atlanta ex-mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms currently holding the lead in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. (cont.)
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De machtsstrijd om AI: @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social in gesprek met Stanford-onderzoeker @marietjeschaake.bsky.social.
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👀 FT editorial board warns: more compelling than the values argument is MPs’ concern that the UK is getting “locked in” to small nr of mostly US suppliers that may seek to embed themselves and crank up prices even as Trump’s US has become a less reliable partner ↘️ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed throughout this commencement speech at the University of Arizona for his praise of AI. This comes just a week after another commencement speaker who mentioned AI was booed at a school in Florida.
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Hacking civilian cameras is now a recurring feature of war. Branko Ruzic walks through the existing statutory landscape to understand whether the government can compel remediation of the millions of exploitable devices already deployed across U.S. cities. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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Civilian cameras are being hijacked in active conflicts. U.S. law freezes future imports but cannot touch the millions already deployed at home.
"WIRED documented dozens of public instances of companies, govts, NGOs & ed establishments stepping away from US tech companies in favor of open source or local alternatives. @marietjeschaake.bsky.social: “The aggressive Trump policies, attacking international law, has led to several wake-up calls.”
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After being excommunicated from the GOP, Geoff Duncan is trying for a comeback on the Democratic ticket
“The aggressive policies by the Trump administration, attacking international law, as well as the EU and democratic principles, has led to several wake-up calls,” @marietjeschaake.bsky.social
We've now documented around 40 efforts to abandon or replace US technology in Europe
Europe’s leaders must stop self-censoring—Free speech has never mattered more. It cannot be left to those who wield it as a weapon. Europe’s real censorship problem is the self-silencing among its leaders. www.ft.com/content/c4a0... @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Politico: "The Pentagon is expected to cancel a plan to send Tomahawk missiles to Germany partly because officials are concerned Russia will view it as an escalation"
Europe can no longer rely on the US in any regard.
It has to produce its own arms.
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Government should use the best technology for any task, but be wary of ‘lock-ins’
A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.
Amerika en China zijn verwikkeld in een race om suprematie in AI en Europa bungelt weer eens achteraan. De gevolgen daarvan kunnen ingrijpend zijn. Te gast:...
