AI is giving tech companies power that once belonged to governments
… The European Union took a bold step with its AI Act, yet early signs of implementation strain and quiet buyer’s remorse suggest ambivalence about the economic costs. …
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Pushing back from Big Tech: Africa’s hard road to AI sovereignty
… But really what’s happening is that Anthropic is creating a very nice, low-hanging fruit way for somebody to absorb the cost of adoption for them,” Ayantola Alayange, a researcher with the Global Center on AI Governance, told Rest of World . “Just imagine the number of people that will be forced to… …
Can India be a “third way” AI alternative to the U.S. and China?
… India’s recently released AI Governance Guidelines ask regulators to “support innovation while mitigating real harms; avoid compliance-heavy regimes; promote techno-legal approaches; ensure frameworks are flexible and subject to periodic review.” These recommendations suggest an effort to keep AI g… …
The agentic divide: Why “good enough” AI isn’t enough to survive the new economy
… Similarly, a wealthy person can use premium agents to navigate legal systems, improve financial decisions, negotiate contracts, or access public services, Sharp said. “Better agents may help already-advantaged people and organizations move faster, bargain better, avoid costly mistakes, and accumula… …
Scarcity is driving AI innovation outside Silicon Valley
… Innovation China is training a robot future — one folded shirt at a time Localized, low-cost data harvested in homes and factories gives China a scaling edge over the research-heavy and outsourced U.S. approach. …
China is mobilizing thousands of one-person AI startups
… The Pudong district of Shanghai offers to cover the startups’ computing costs up to 300,000 yuan $44,000 . The city of Wuhan is dangling special loans for AI solopreneurs and promising to help cover some of the losses if they ever default. …
U.S. plans Peace Corps-style “Tech Corps” to counter China’s AI exports
… The Trump administration has, over the past few months, ramped up plans to counter the influence of China’s AI products. Although U.S. companies have led frontier AI research, Chinese companies are catching up fast, especially with open-weight AI models that can run at lower computing costs. …
Meta’s Oversight Board races to govern the AI surge
… The key question now is whether the Oversight Board has the capacity and regional reach to identify systemic harms at scale and create precedents that actually shifts product and policy decisions, Rachel Adams, founder and CEO of the Global Center on AI Governance and author of The New Empire of AI… …
The global edtech boom is fading as investors look elsewhere
… HolonIQ, a research firm that advises governments and investors on education sectors, noted in a February analysis that money is flowing toward AI tools and training platforms that help companies hire, cut costs, and teach workers new skills. …
AI sovereignty won’t come from renting Big Tech’s models
… Investing in open AI frameworks is investing in digital public infrastructure because it yields benefits through lower costs, retained policy autonomy, and economy-wide productivity gains. …