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.
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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