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We need to talk about AI infrastructure. Really.

Billions of dollars are being spent to compete in the Great Game of artificial intelligence. To win that race, bigger is not always better.
We need to talk about AI infrastructure. Really.
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WELCOME BACK, THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and I bring you this class-A tech-related dad joke to get your week going. Chortle.

For those of you in London, I'm co-hosting a tech policy gathering (or 'knees-up,' to borrow from British slang) on Jan 30 from 6:30pm onwards. Come join us (it's free!) by RSVPing here.

— In the geopolitical fight around tech, everyone wants to build the digital highways of the future. But, for many, bigger won't mean better.

— Here we go again: transatlantic data flows are in jeopardy amid a shake-up in how Washington allows European citizens to file complaints about how their data is handled.

— Where are the world's most powerful computers located? I've got an answer for that.

Let's get started:


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