Europe is Gutting Its Tech Regulations

Paris Marx is joined by Aline Blankertz to discuss how right-wing governments and international corporations in the European Union are pushing to gut tech regulations with the goal of boosting AI development in hope of improving economic growth and geopolitical standing.

Aline Blankertz is a cofounder of Structural Integrity.

• Aline wrote about how the sovereignty discussion was progressing at a recent summit in Europe.

• Aline mentioned an upcoming conference tying together different activist movements that listeners may find interesting: Cables of Resistance.

• Learn more about the EU’s Digital Omnibus regulation proposal.

• The Draghi Report examines EU competitiveness.

• France and Germany are partnering up to utilize AI in public administration

• Shoutout to the book Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakeley.

• Here’s the latest in OpenAI’s ongoing litigation.

• Macron and Merz spoke out against authoritarianism, in particular calling out a lack of national control over social networks.

• Some governments are pushing back and disconnecting from US tech giants.