By adding new connected power inverters and advanced robotic devices manufactured abroad to the Covered List, Washington is turning technological dependence into a matter of national security. Applied consistently, this same criterion forces the European Union to question US control over the platforms and accounts on which its administrations, services and infrastructure depend initially published in Italian by La Repubblica-Italian Tech by Andrea Monti Continue reading “Why the US ban on Chinese robots also affects Europe”
If digital technology kills the sound of a guitar, is its shape still worth anything?
The legal dispute between Thomann and Fender over the shape of the Stratocaster is one of the many negative consequences of the virtualisation of reality caused by the ‘everything digital’ philosophy by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “If digital technology kills the sound of a guitar, is its shape still worth anything?”
The Anthropic model freeze: why the AI race between the US and China hinges on technological dependence
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”
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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