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The opinion piece argues that AI hype has merged with "China threat" hysteria. It says this has produced disingenuous rhetoric that powers the current unregulated, breakneck AI buildout.
Read the original →Chinese stock markets have lost $2.4 trillion in value since May. The report links the decline to mounting concerns over artificial intelligence profitability.
Read the original →Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met German Chancellor Merz at the prime minister's office on the 28th. They discussed China's increasingly hegemonic actions and Russia's continuing invasion of Ukraine, and confirmed expanded cooperation in economic and defense areas. The leaders issued a declaration on advanced science and technology cooperation, including AI, and on economic security.
Read the original →Prime Minister Takaichi met German Chancellor Merz, who is visiting Japan. They agreed to cooperate on economic security and AI.
Read the original →Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a virtual meeting for world leaders on how to follow up the call for control over development of frontier AI models. They said there was strong agreement in the meeting that governments cannot look away from AI.
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