The agreement between Trump and Xi on TikTok: China remains in the American joint venture

The US president’s executive order ends the battle over the platform’s future. But between exemptions, Chinese quotas and political controls, doubts remain about the real scope of the decision by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech Continue reading “The agreement between Trump and Xi on TikTok: China remains in the American joint venture”

AI strategy comparison: China’s “open” imperialism versus the United States’ “race for dominance”

A comparison between the White House document ‘Winning the Race’ and the ‘Action Plan for Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence’ recently released by Beijing highlights that in the competition for global leadership in AI, the two superpowers are adopting fundamentally different philosophies and operating methodologies, but with the same goal: the creation of spheres of technological influence. by Andrea Monti – Adjunct Professor of Digital Identity, Privacy and Cybersecurity at Sapienza – Rome University – initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “AI strategy comparison: China’s “open” imperialism versus the United States’ “race for dominance””

The real failure of the EU in the tariff agreement is that it accepted that rights are negotiable.

In the (temporary) agreement on tariffs, the EU leaves Big Tech and rights out of the picture, thus calling into question the rules on digital sovereignty and user rights – by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The real failure of the EU in the tariff agreement is that it accepted that rights are negotiable.”