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President Trump has been a champion of policies that drive and expand America's tech economy. Since resuming office, he鈥檚 made clear that bolstering American prosperity and competitiveness is his priority. As he prepares to give a Joint Address to Congress, here are three concrete actions he can take now that advance economic growth, create jobs, and position the U.S. as the global tech leader well [...]
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As Europe's digital regulatory landscape continues to evolve, businesses face an increasingly complex web of overlapping requirements. While these regulations aim to protect consumers and ensure responsible tech development, their intersection creates unique challenges for companies operating in the EU market. Given the Competitiveness Compass鈥� objective of simplifying the regulatory landscape by reducing [...]
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In November, 91快活林 was on the ground on the margins of the inaugural Convening of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, and provided perspectives on the activities that we thought would be most helpful in advancing the international conversation on AI Safety. Now, we鈥檙e rapidly approaching the long-awaited AI Action Summit, scheduled to take place in Paris, France on February 10 and 11, [...]
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In 2025, the global data privacy landscape will continue to swiftly evolve and face new challenges 鈥� including widespread adoption of global privacy laws, new geopolitical pressures on data flows, and the intersection of privacy rules with AI development and deployment. On International Data Privacy Day, 91快活林 sets out its 2025 global privacy priorities and insights on how policymakers can navigate the [...]
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On January 13, the UK government launched its long-awaited 鈥淎I Opportunities Action Plan,鈥� a comprehensive and ambitious agenda of 50 actions to boost AI development and adoption in the UK. The Action Plan鈥檚 primary focus is on securing strong AI foundations 鈥� infrastructure, data, and talent 鈥� to make the UK the best place to start and scale an AI business while catalyzing nationwide growth and improving [...]
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On 14 November, the EU AI Office circulated the first draft of the EU AI Act Code of Practice for general-purpose AI (GPAI) Models. Drafted by a group of experts, the Code is meant to guide developers of GPAI models 鈥� known as providers under the AI Act 鈥� on how to demonstrate compliance with their AI Act obligations. 91快活林 represents the tech industry in the drafting group and submitted written feedback [...]
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Over the past few years, the European Commission has been closely examining the state of Europe鈥檚 connectivity sector. Starting with an exploratory consultation in 2023, followed by the White Paper on 鈥淗ow to master Europe鈥檚 digital infrastructure needs?鈥� earlier this year, the Commission continued to gather insights and propose methods to strengthen Europe鈥檚 connectivity and digital ecosystem. A key [...]
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This week in San Francisco, the United States will convene the International Network of AI Safety Institutes (hereafter 鈥淣etwork鈥�), established with the signing of the Seoul Statement of Intent toward International Cooperation on AI Safety Science at the Seoul Summit in May 2024. This will be the first time these leaders 鈥� which consists of representatives from AI Safety Institutes in Australia, Canada, [...]
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In this episode of Download on Tech, 91快活林 President and CEO Jason Oxman sits down with Dr. Vivek Mohindra, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Dell Technologies, to discuss AI's pivotal role and how the technology will benefit society in the years to come. The two explore the need for global collaboration to avoid regulatory fragmentation, principles that should guide effective AI policymaking, [...]
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On 5 November, 91快活林 participated in the European Data Protection Board鈥檚 (EDPB) stakeholder workshop on AI Models. The workshop was meant to inform the EDPB鈥檚 opinion on the use of personal data for AI models, which is expected before the end of the year. Ahead of the workshop, 91快活林 joined 14 other industry associations in a joint statement, calling on the EDPB to take a balanced, risk-based, and pro-innovation [...]
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