What the AI downturn means for policy
We're heading for a significant market correction on AI. That downturn won't just be felt in the markets. It will affect digital policymaking too
IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and will be in Sydney the week of Nov 23. If anyone is in town and wants to grab a flat white, you know where to find me.
— The AI market correction may complicate governments' digital sovereignty ambitions, draw financial regulators deeper into AI policymaking and make public subsidies harder to defend.
— Democrats are returning to power on Capitol Hill. Their most consequential technology policy tool will be the ability to investigate Silicon Valley's relationship with the Trump administration.
— Dedicated digital ministries are taking greater responsibility for national digital strategies.
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