Economist: Mark Zuckerberg and Daniel Ek on why Europe should embrace open-source AI. (also Spotify, no registration).
“The stark reality is that laws designed to increase European sovereignty and competitiveness are achieving the opposite. This isn’t limited to our industry: many European chief executives, across a range of industries, cite a complex and incoherent regulatory environment as one reason for the continent’s lack of competitiveness.
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In short, Europe needs a new approach with clearer policies and more consistent enforcement. With the right regulatory environment, combined with the right ambition and some of the world’s top ai talent, the eu would have a real chance of leading the next generation of tech innovation.
Bad regulations create different problems than no regulation. Sometimes the new problems are so large that even no regulation is preferable. Even if the best thing would be lawmakers and regulators creating appropriate, specific and clear laws and regulations. And not laws that lead to expensive, charade-like implementations.
