AI Now co-ED Amba Kak’s Speech at the German Green Party’s Shaping AI Conference
Sets out a critical political economy framing of AI concentration that informs EU regulatory debate - useful context for APS staff tracking international AI governance discourse.
Key points
- AI Now Institute argues AI development is dominated by a handful of US and Chinese tech companies controlling core infrastructure.
- Speech advocates for public-interest AI industrial policy and rigorous EU AI Act implementation over market-led approaches.
- Limited direct APS relevance; a normative advocacy address to a European political audience, not a policy instrument or research finding.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Monitor Policy teams tracking international AI governance discourse may want to monitor how the public-interest AI industrial policy framing gains or loses traction in EU and multilateral settings.
Implications are AI-generated. Starting points, not advice — see methodology for how they're framed.
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"AI Now co-ED Amba Kak’s Speech at the German Green Party’s Shaping AI Conference"
Source: AI Now Institute – Publications
Published: 19 April 2024
URL: https://ainowinstitute.org/publications/policy-brief/ai-now-co-ed-amba-kak-speech-at-the-german-green-partys-shaping-ai-conference
AI Now Institute co-Executive Director Amba Kak delivered a keynote at the German Green Party's 'Shaping AI' conference in April 2024, arguing that current large-scale AI is structurally tied to the dominance of a small number of US and Chinese technology companies. She challenged uncritical AI adoption, questioned whether AI investment is routinely prioritised over social services and sustainability, and called on Europe to implement its existing regulatory toolkit - the AI Act, DMA, DSA, and data protection rules - while proactively investing in decentralised, public-interest AI industrial policy rather than creating European equivalents of Big Tech. The remarks are advocacy rather than policy guidance.
Implications for Australian agencies:
- [Monitor] Policy teams tracking international AI governance discourse may want to monitor how the public-interest AI industrial policy framing gains or loses traction in EU and multilateral settings.
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