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> The move solidifies Europe’s position as the de facto global tech regulator, setting rules that influence tech policymaking around the world and standards tha
by belval 3y ago
> The move solidifies Europe’s position as the de facto global tech regulator, setting rules that influence tech policymaking around the world and standards that will likely trickle down to all consumers, as companies shift their practices internationally to avoid a patchwork of different policies.
Was this piece written by the EU government? It sounds so weirdly congratulatory.
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- polski-g 3y ago> as companies shift their practices internationally to avoid a patchwork of different policies That is one theory. Another is that AI companies just don't comply and have no nexus of assets in the EU so there could be no enforcement against them.
- bratbag 3y agoThe assets would be anyone who does business with them. I don't think you truly appreciate the money being left on the table with your 'just'
- AlanYx 3y ago>Was this piece written by the EU government? It sounds so weirdly congratulatory. There is a self-congratulatory concept that's fairly prevalent in some policy circles called "The Brussels Effect". It's the idea that the EU can exercise outsized political influence by being the first and/or most ambitious mover in regulatory contexts. In some policy circles, this has morphed into a probably unsupported belief that the Brussels Effect, to the extent it exists, will have economic benefits for the EU. It's an obviously attractive luxury belief for those whose bread and butter is pushing regulations.
- lijason 3y agoIt's always seemed like this tech regulation was thinly disguised protectionism, similar to and possibly copied from the Great Chinese Firewall.