Uneven AI adoption across Europe
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AI adoption in Europe remained uneven, with Austria cautiously piloting AI in real estate while most Austrian lawyers used AI, Germany and the Netherlands backed chip development, and Romania lagged.
@jamellebouie.net draws appropriate parallels between AI in the 21st century and railroads in the 19th: “If A.I. promises to transform the entire society, then the entire society is entitled to have a say, even a decisive one, over the use, development and direction of the technology.”
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The railroads were once the octopus that A.I. is now.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2026 at 10:21 AM
@jamellebouie.net draws appropriate parallels between AI in the 21st century and railroads in the 19th: “If A.I. promises to transform the entire society, then the entire society is entitled to have a say, even a decisive one, over the use, development and direction of the technology.”
AI is generating a new wave of economic populism.
It could be a tipping point.
My latest in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/22/ai-economic-populism-tipping-point
It could be a tipping point.
My latest in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/22/ai-economic-populism-tipping-point
AI is generating a new wave of US populism. It could be a tipping point | Robert Reich
It’s becoming obvious to many Americans that corporations have been raking it in while workers take it on the chin
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 12:01 AM
AI is generating a new wave of economic populism.
It could be a tipping point.
My latest in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/22/ai-economic-populism-tipping-point
It could be a tipping point.
My latest in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/22/ai-economic-populism-tipping-point
Excellent and ambitious paper on 'AI-Assurance Ecosystems: Building the Infrastructure to Enable Confident Adoption of Safe AI' ...
institute.global/insights/tec... #Assurance #AI #Ecosystem
institute.global/insights/tec... #Assurance #AI #Ecosystem
institute.global
September 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Excellent and ambitious paper on 'AI-Assurance Ecosystems: Building the Infrastructure to Enable Confident Adoption of Safe AI' ...
institute.global/insights/tec... #Assurance #AI #Ecosystem
institute.global/insights/tec... #Assurance #AI #Ecosystem
by Emily Grubert Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
I think I’ve underestimated how radical it is to be an “actually, we don’t need more data” guy in the age of AI
September 23, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I think I’ve underestimated how radical it is to be an “actually, we don’t need more data” guy in the age of AI
Keep your expectations low for this week’s visit of XI to the United States when it comes to AI regulation.
But be aware of how high are the stakes for humanity.
Here's what you should know. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/xi-and-the-dilemma-of-ai
But be aware of how high are the stakes for humanity.
Here's what you should know. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/xi-and-the-dilemma-of-ai
September 22, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Keep your expectations low for this week’s visit of XI to the United States when it comes to AI regulation.
But be aware of how high are the stakes for humanity.
Here's what you should know. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/xi-and-the-dilemma-of-ai
But be aware of how high are the stakes for humanity.
Here's what you should know. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/xi-and-the-dilemma-of-ai
Nice reality check on the AI hype and why the techbros promote this BS: www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
www.technologyreview.com
September 23, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Nice reality check on the AI hype and why the techbros promote this BS: www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
Reposted by Shannon Vallor
it's weird that ai got too dangerous to keep advancing right around the time money got more expensive to borrow
September 22, 2026 at 6:37 PM
it's weird that ai got too dangerous to keep advancing right around the time money got more expensive to borrow
I'm hiring an economics predoc at @columbiasipa.bsky.social, generally on applied micro projects, but with a large focus on the impacts of AI on economic outcomes using large-scale field experiments with many companies.
Please share widely: apply.interfolio.com/194121
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September 22, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I'm hiring an economics predoc at @columbiasipa.bsky.social, generally on applied micro projects, but with a large focus on the impacts of AI on economic outcomes using large-scale field experiments with many companies.
Please share widely: apply.interfolio.com/194121
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'Published on 22 September in the journal Research Policy, the study explores public attitudes to AI-assisted research, based on a nationally representative survey of nearly 1,500 UK citizens. The government has made a strong push to expand the use of AI in the research process.'
Public support for research falls sharply when it uses AI, study finds.
Scepticism over artificial intelligence in taxpayer-funded research “demonstrates fragility” of support within UK.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...
Scepticism over artificial intelligence in taxpayer-funded research “demonstrates fragility” of support within UK.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...
Public support for research falls sharply when it uses AI, study finds - Research Professional News
Scepticism over artificial intelligence in taxpayer-funded research “demonstrates fragility” of support within UK
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
September 23, 2026 at 6:38 AM
'Published on 22 September in the journal Research Policy, the study explores public attitudes to AI-assisted research, based on a nationally representative survey of nearly 1,500 UK citizens. The government has made a strong push to expand the use of AI in the research process.'
Westkamp on The Freedom to Mine and Train AI Models
Guido Westkamp (Queen Mary University of London; University of Münster) has posted The Freedom to Mine and Train Artificial Intelligence Models and the Limits of Copyright and Personality Rights Law…...
Guido Westkamp (Queen Mary University of London; University of Münster) has posted The Freedom to Mine and Train Artificial Intelligence Models and the Limits of Copyright and Personality Rights Law…...
Westkamp on The Freedom to Mine and Train AI Models
Guido Westkamp (Queen Mary University of London; University of Münster) has posted The Freedom to Mine and Train Artificial Intelligence Models and the Limits of Copyright and Personality Rights Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It seems, as things stand under the EU AI Act, almost impossible to develop counter-rights based on personality interests (which include copyright) for the sake of human self-autonomy.
legaltheoryblog.com
September 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Westkamp on The Freedom to Mine and Train AI Models
Guido Westkamp (Queen Mary University of London; University of Münster) has posted The Freedom to Mine and Train Artificial Intelligence Models and the Limits of Copyright and Personality Rights Law…...
Guido Westkamp (Queen Mary University of London; University of Münster) has posted The Freedom to Mine and Train Artificial Intelligence Models and the Limits of Copyright and Personality Rights Law…...
Reposted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian
New in @foreignaffairs.com with @claroche.bsky.social: even if efforts to control the bomb may be a source of inspiration, they are not a ready-made template for AI governance.
On the limits of the AI-nuclear weapons analogy.
Gift link: www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
On the limits of the AI-nuclear weapons analogy.
Gift link: www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
The Trouble With the Nuclear-AI Analogy
In humanity’s quest to constrain the dangers from fast-advancing artificial intelligence, many have looked to the most revolutionary technology that preceded it: nuclear weapons.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:55 PM
New in @foreignaffairs.com with @claroche.bsky.social: even if efforts to control the bomb may be a source of inspiration, they are not a ready-made template for AI governance.
On the limits of the AI-nuclear weapons analogy.
Gift link: www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
On the limits of the AI-nuclear weapons analogy.
Gift link: www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
My updated article on challenges of AI includes a new section on laws to maintain human responsibility for corporations. The public may have an interest in ensuring that the corporate economy is controlled by people who can be held responsible for their decisions.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
An Economic Perspective on the Potential Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) has enormous potential to transform our world, for better or worse, in ways that defy our comprehension. But we must try to understand the possible impacts of AI, lest its...
substack.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:53 PM
My updated article on challenges of AI includes a new section on laws to maintain human responsibility for corporations. The public may have an interest in ensuring that the corporate economy is controlled by people who can be held responsible for their decisions.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
AI Leaders Are Standing On a Liability Landmine. Today's @wsj.com cites Veronica Paternolli and my paper on liability for agentic AI. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-l...
AI Leaders Are Standing On a Liability Landmine
Plus, Anthropic delays its IPO, and AI agents have trust issues.
www.wsj.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:37 PM
AI Leaders Are Standing On a Liability Landmine. Today's @wsj.com cites Veronica Paternolli and my paper on liability for agentic AI. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-l...
www.programmablemutter.com/p/machine-go... what it says on the package
Machine god metaphors eat your brain
There are other ways of thinking about AI
www.programmablemutter.com
September 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
www.programmablemutter.com/p/machine-go... what it says on the package
I've started seeing an anti-AI "Fintech expert" showing up regularly in my LinkedIn feed, usually shared by anti-AI people. The posts sounded like slop, so I checked, and yep, you guessed it.
One of the things about people who don't use AI is that they have no idea what AI sounds like.
One of the things about people who don't use AI is that they have no idea what AI sounds like.
September 22, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I've started seeing an anti-AI "Fintech expert" showing up regularly in my LinkedIn feed, usually shared by anti-AI people. The posts sounded like slop, so I checked, and yep, you guessed it.
One of the things about people who don't use AI is that they have no idea what AI sounds like.
One of the things about people who don't use AI is that they have no idea what AI sounds like.
'“While 77 per cent of respondents either somewhat or strongly supported the use of taxpayer money to fund research generally, such support dropped to 42 per cent for research that involved scientists’ use of AI at some stage of the scientific process,” the paper says.'
www.sciencedirect.com
September 23, 2026 at 6:38 AM
'“While 77 per cent of respondents either somewhat or strongly supported the use of taxpayer money to fund research generally, such support dropped to 42 per cent for research that involved scientists’ use of AI at some stage of the scientific process,” the paper says.'
Let me get this straight. 16-22 year olds can go to this place for 2 years to learn how to build AI models? In an industry where the cutting edge work is done by PhD math and computer scientists? Mmkay.
September 23, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Let me get this straight. 16-22 year olds can go to this place for 2 years to learn how to build AI models? In an industry where the cutting edge work is done by PhD math and computer scientists? Mmkay.
The issue with AI was never that the average wage of the employed might go down. On the contrary, as productivity increases some of that increase will be captured by the employed labor.
September 22, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The issue with AI was never that the average wage of the employed might go down. On the contrary, as productivity increases some of that increase will be captured by the employed labor.
by Steve Peers
It rules out AI by his opponents at least
September 22, 2026 at 7:52 PM
It rules out AI by his opponents at least
Use your human advantages as basis of working with AI to do things that neither of you could do alone.
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-overha...
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-overha...
September 22, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Use your human advantages as basis of working with AI to do things that neither of you could do alone.
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-overha...
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-overha...