US Vice-President JD Vance is in Paris for the AI Summit, and he has made it clear not to be joking around.
Vance said that it’s troubling that foreign governments are reportedly considering ‘tightening screws on US tech companies with international footprints.’
He stated that the Trump administration will not accept that.
The VP said that the world was on the brink of a ‘new industrial revolution’ but that ‘over-regulation deters innovators from taking the risks necessary to advance the ball’.
“In what appeared to be a warning shot at China, Mr. Vance also said the US would ‘safeguard AI and chip technology from theft and misuse and close pathways to adversaries that threaten us. Partnering with such regimes never pays off in the long term’, he said, without specifying the regimes he was referring to,” according to Telegraph.
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NEW: JD Vance speaks at an artificial intelligence summit in Paris, France, tells European and Asian leaders that the United States will dominate A.I.
Imagine VP Kamala Harris giving this speech.
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The mood on AI technologies is shifting from concerns around safety to an open geopolitical race, with countries trying to come up with the next big AI giant.
In his speech, Macron urged Europe ‘to cut red tape’ and allow for AI to develop in the region.
“Mr. Vance is leading the American delegation at the summit, where representatives of nearly 100 countries including China, India and the United States will meet to determine if competing national interests can be reconciled.”
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information.
