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From cloud dependence to AI policy retreat, the European continent faces a stark choice: play by America’s rules or build a radically different model of technological sovereignty. How it plays out is likely to shape how the digital economy and society looks for the whole world.
There are many frontiers being crossed by AI lately, sparking debate and anxiety. But now, we’re entering strange, new territory: an algorithm that lets bereaved family members communicate with deceased loved ones in the most realistic of ways. Yet it comes with very real and complicated risks.
Amid the summit hosted at the White House, and warning from AI experts, the world can’t simply leave the machines to their own devices.
For Worldcrunch’s editor-in-chief, the arrival of ChatGPT, a stunningly powerful AI-driven tool for automated writing, combined with the rising noise on social media, have brought us to a troubling inflection point in the way we communicate with each other.