AI Summit in Paris: J.D. Vance Warns Against Overregulation as the EU Concedes It Needs to Cut Red Tape
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 12 Feb 2025
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- 3
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- 10 Mar 2025, 10:27 pm
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At a summit in Paris, Donald Trump’s vice president lays bare growing global divisions over promoting and policing AI while Europe looks to back winners.
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The article covers a speech by US Vice President J.D. Vance at an AI summit in Paris, where he cautioned against excessive regulation on US tech companies, emphasizing the goal to make the US a leader in AI. Vance's remarks come amid Europe's efforts to balance AI governance with innovation, suggesting a need to reduce regulatory barriers. This discussion is part of the broader international debate on setting standards for AI safety and governance, with significant implications for global AI policy. The tensions highlighted in the article reflect critical intersections between technology advancement, regulation, and geopolitical considerations, though it doesn't deeply delve into catastrophic AI risk discussions.
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WorldEuropeAIPrint articleHans van LeeuwenEurope correspondentUpdatedFeb 12, 2025 – 1.18pm,first published at5.25amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLondon| US Vice President J.D. Vance has warned countries not to “tighten the screws” on America’s tech giants, as he vowed to make his country the “gold standard” for artificial intelligence.President Donald Trump’s loyal lieutenant used a visit to Paris for an AI summit to throw down the gauntlet to the European Union, which has been steadily building a regulatory edifice to govern social media content, AI safety and the conduct of the tech behemoths.Loading...Hans van Leeuwencovers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London.Connect withHansonTwitter.EmailHansathans.vanleeuwen@afr.comSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAITrump's White HouseJ.D. VanceDonald TrumpInternational affairsWorld politicsSocial mediaTechnology & democracyFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upSally Patten and Lap PhanThe four actor ‘tricks’ giving executives more confidence‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersEugenie KellyThis machine can bring out the creative streak you never knew you hadThis data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family officePrimrose RiordanVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisions