This week in digital trust » Episode 126

#126 Hard pivot – world leaders walk away from AI safety

25 February 2025

This week we analyse what appears to be a global shift in sentiment away from AI safety.Our discussion is triggered by the AI Action Summit in Paris, where world leaders overtly sought to minimise focus on AI risks and regulation in favour of an acceleration agenda.
Links:
AI Action Summit (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_Action_Summit
Report on AI Action Summit (Politico) https://www.politico.eu/article/ai-action-summit-france-paris-macron-vance-modi-artificial-intelligence-technology/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Alondra Nelson speech https://www.techpolicy.press/three-fallacies-alondra-nelsons-remarks-at-elyse-palace-on-the-occasion-of-the-ai-action-summit/
Tim Hwang on X https://x.com/timhwang/status/1889646392995377534

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