Topic
LightNews LightNews
Technology

Trump’s AI pact draws criticism

3m

President Donald Trump reached a nonbinding AI self-regulation agreement with major technology companies at the White House, drawing criticism that voluntary industry oversight is inadequate.

The Independent
Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ is being mocked by tech industry insiders: report

‘It is a way for the CEOs to signal fealty to the president, ’ said one insider as others warned the private sector is unlikely to follow the president’s edict

Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ is being mocked by tech industry insiders: report
Reposts 1 3h
Público
While the US debates AI risks, China imposes universal AI education for students

Beijing aims to provide AI education in all schools across the country by 2030. The demand for AI-focused study trips increased this summer.

Reposts 1 10h
Financial Times
No, AI is not similar to the Manhattan Project

What is singular and novel about the current threat is that it was born out of the private sector

No, AI is not similar to the Manhattan Project
Reposts 5 18h
El Pais
The great leaders of AI, like children fearful of a bully

A moment in the White House garden next to Donald Trump can feel endless: the president made some of the richest and most powerful people on the planet look ridiculous.

The great leaders of AI, like children fearful of a bully
Reposts 1 11h
Politiken
AI expert: It screams to heaven when Trump says it's enough for the industry to self-regulate

AI can threaten humanity, warned the alarm. Then Trump struck a non-binding agreement with tech giants on self-regulation. But the real problem is something entirely different, say two Danish professors.

AI expert: It screams to heaven when Trump says it's enough for the industry to self-regulate
Reposts 0 5h
Politiken
AI expert: It screams to heaven when Trump says it's enough for the industry to self-regulate

AI can threaten humanity, warned the alarm. Then Trump struck a non-binding agreement with tech giants on self-regulation. But the real problem is something entirely different, say two Danish professors.

AI expert: It screams to heaven when Trump says it's enough for the industry to self-regulate
Reposts 1 5h
Project Syndicate
Global AI Oversight Now

AI is already concentrating enormous economic power and deepening existing inequalities, yet governments lack the institutions and expertise needed to govern it. They should establish an international AI body that can set standards and coordinate a collective response to threats no country can handle alone.

Global AI Oversight Now
Reposts 0 6h
Der Standard
Moment, perhaps the warnings about AI are not marketing fluff after all

Skepticism toward tech giants overlaps with Trump's carelessness in the face of growing fears in the IT industry. And those fears are well justified

Moment, perhaps the warnings about AI are not marketing fluff after all
Reposts 1 18h
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
The United States Could Soon Put AI Under State Control. Only Then Can It Compete With China

AI is poised to become the supertechnology of the future. That makes it the decisive factor in the geopolitical contest among the world powers. The state will want to have a say.

The United States Could Soon Put AI Under State Control. Only Then Can It Compete With China
Reposts 1 19h
The Washington Post
How Trump keeps embracing AI

And what else happened this week under his administration.

Reposts 0 7h
Handelsblatt
Artificial Intelligence: Amazon Invests More Than the German State – Who Can Limit This Power?

The balance sheets of the large US tech giants now exceed those of states. A Handelsblatt analysis shows the deep shift in power—and raises a crucial question.

Artificial Intelligence: Amazon Invests More Than the German State – Who Can Limit This Power?
Reposts 0 13h
The Washington Post
While the U.S. debates AI risks, China mandates universal training for students

Beijing aims to provide artificial intelligence education in all of the country’s schools by 2030, while demand for AI-themed study tours surged this summer.

Reposts 0 13h
Die Presse
AI as a driver of trends: Why now could be the time for an investment in Europe [premium]

Doubts are growing about whether the market dominance of many US tech names will endure. Caution is rising, as the stock market shows. All the more reason to turn to European equities.

Reposts 0 13h
Kathimerini
Defense spending of $8 trillion boosts artificial intelligence

A strong push for AI from the defense plans of the G7 countries.

Defense spending of $8 trillion boosts artificial intelligence
Reposts 0 14h
Financial Times
Why Big Tech wants more economists

Does AI research have a conflict of interest problem?

Reposts 0 18h
LightNews LightNews LightNews