The debate on artificial intelligence continues to be framed around the wrong question: who has the best model? It is a useful question for the market, for investors and for corporate communications, but it is not enough to understand the geopolitical dimension of the competition between the US and China by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net
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Why ignoring China’s industrial progress in chip technology is dangerous for the EU
Huawei’s announcement of a new chip design philosophy for AI marks a further step towards Beijing’s decoupling from Western technologies, which risk remaining trapped by their structural limitations by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “Why ignoring China’s industrial progress in chip technology is dangerous for the EU”
Hanta, Ebola and the forgotten lesson of Covid: why contact tracing remains a taboo
These new cases do not herald a pandemic, but they do raise a question that remained unresolved after 2020: to what extent can the protection of personal data and public health coexist? by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “Hanta, Ebola and the forgotten lesson of Covid: why contact tracing remains a taboo”
Does China really need US chips for its AI?
The US has given the green light for the sale of Nvidia chips to 10 Chinese companies. But Beijing is holding back for both geopolitical and strategic reasons: it already has its own path to AI development that does not necessarily rely on computing power by Andrea Monti and Arcangelo Rociola – Originally published in Italian Tech – La Repubblica
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Why Beijing Is Banning Manus AI Founders From Leaving the Country
Meta wants to acquire the Chinese startup Manus AI; Beijing responds by barring the founders from leaving China. It is not just control over technology but control over individuals that represents the new frontier of strategic knowledge dominance. A reflection by Andrea Monti, professor of digital identity, privacy, and cybersecurity at Sapienza University of Rome – Originally published on Formiche.net Continue reading “Why Beijing Is Banning Manus AI Founders From Leaving the Country”