Civil society AI experts are eyeing a ‘commodified’ alternative future

Data center opponents have assembled a potent political force. But without a more expansive vision, there is a risk that this techlash could be co-opted and fizzle out.

The series, in partnership with the AI Now Institute, highlights how Europe’s AI market is deeply entangled with the ecosystems of dominant US players.

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In partnership with the AI Now Institute, this series explores the European AI market and tests the assumptions left implicit in EU policy documents.

AI Sovereignty in a Captured Ecosystem · Part 1: The application-layer bet

But it is rather like boulder that rolls, changing societies in its wake

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Despite its prevalence, transparency does not suffice for a normative anchor in tech politics

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We are facing a coordinated international fascist movement that works with explicit backing from Moscow, Washington, and tech monopolies, and is propagating itself through its own media apparatus. Yet...

The Streisand Effect strikes again

The debt-laden AI compute company has been boosted by Nvidia.

Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.

By framing digital sovereignty around regulation and political autonomy, big tech has deflected attention from deeper critiques of its systemic power

By framing digital sovereignty around regulation and political autonomy, big tech has deflected attention from deeper critiques of its systemic power

Is it worth redirecting €1 billion of existing funds towards AI adoption?

Frederike Kaltheuner, Politikwissenschaftlerin, über problematische Abhängigkeiten von monopolistischen US-Tech-Firmen

The AWS outage demonstrates the need for a fundamental shift in how we think about digital infrastructure, write Corinne Cath and Don Le.

What today’s raise means for Europe’s tech sovereignty

Two tech champions face the daunting task of keeping Europe on the AI map.

AI arms race 2.0: from deregulation to industrial policy in the US

The global scramble for chips risks entrenching new tech dependencies in Europe.

Our breakdown of the EU's proposed AI Continent Action Plan

Daniel Mügge and Leevi Saari ask, "What are we to make of the EU's AI policy pivot?"

Daniel Mügge and Leevi Saari ask, "What are we to make of the EU's AI policy pivot?"