Nov 10, 2025 9 min read Artificial Intelligence

Tech policy when the AI bubble bursts

Here are the major policy implications for politicians and policymakers if we're heading for a potential global AI-powered downturn.

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IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and I'm writing this newsletter on a Eurostar train to Brussels with patchy internet. Bear with me.

If you're interested in understanding what digital policymaking trends will likely dominate the agenda next year, please join me for a dinner in Brussels — in cooperation with YouGov and Microsoft — on Dec 10. Sign up is here, and invites will go out by the end of the week.

— Fears are growing that the artificial intelligence boom is about to pop. There are significant policy implications if that happens.

— Brussels is readying itself for a major revamp of the European Union's digital rulebook. Here's what you need to know.

— A look inside which publishers' content is served up when people use ChatGPT.

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