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Sovereign AI: the timing problem

Washington, Brussels and Ottawa laid out competing pitches for 'sovereign AI.' None of them keep pace with what industry is already building.
Sovereign AI: the timing problem
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IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and I'll be speaking at this Harvard University/IAPP digital conference in New England at the end of the month. If you're in Boston and want to meet, let me know here.

— The European Union, Canada and the United States outlined dueling visions for sovereign AI. None of them is keeping up with industry.

— Australia laid out a game plan for social media bans aimed at children. The country's early findings demonstrate the policy doesn't address the root cause of parents' anxieties.

— Two-thirds of future US data centers will be built in rural areas.

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