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‘Top in tech’ is brought to you by the Global Counsel tech policy team. Each week, the team lift the lid on the latest in Europe’s ‘techlash’, identifying where the debate is heading in London and Brussels, the politics behind it, and what this might mean for the apps and online services we use every day.
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Alondra Nelson, architect of the AI Bill of Rights, on the Biden Administration’s AI executive order and efforts to pass an AI bill.
This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Alondra Nelson, the former White House adviser who helped shape the AI Bill of Rights. They discuss the Biden Administration’s approach to AI regulation, the role of federal agencies and the prospect of Congressional legislation, and the durability of AI policies under a potential future administration.
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What next for the international AI safety summits? Looking ahead to Seoul and Paris
This week on Top in Tech, Director Megan Stagman is joined by Senior Associate Russell Lamb to discuss what comes after Bletchley Park for international AI diplomacy, what the future is for some of the key outputs of the summits (e.g. the 'State of Science' report and the Safety Institutes), and the overall significance of international tech diplomacy for advancing AI safety efforts.
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Unpacking the Digital Fairness Act
This week on Top in Tech, Director Ana Gradinaru is joined by Associate Natasha Dixon to discuss the origins and policy ambition of the Digital Fairness Act, the need for a concrete legislative proposal, and the potential measures in the Digital Fairness Act.
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Tech and the elections: lessons from the Indonesian elections
This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Dedi Dinarto to discuss the results of the Indonesian election and the role of tech and AI in the electoral process. They explore the use of social media and messaging platforms for political campaigning, the growing use of generative AI by candidates, and the extent to which the spread of misinformation and deepfakes shaped the elections.
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EU tech policy - has the von der Leyen Commission delivered?
As the European elections approach, Director Ana Gradinaru is joined by Associate Director Jack Keevill to discuss the progress the von der Leyen Commission has made in passing tech legislation and delivering "Europe Fit for the Digital Age" and how these initiatives are shaping Europe's tech sector and its competitiveness.
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Tech after the elections: what to expect from the next European Commission
This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Ana Gradinaru. They discussed the major concern of disinformation from Russia during the European elections, the legal obligation imposed by the Digital Services Act on platforms to mitigate risks related to electoral processes, and potential future developments including reforms to the GDPR and the introduction of the Digital Fairness Act.
This episode is the third in a three-part series on the tech sector and the 2024 elections. Global Counsel recently published a report that analyzes the challenges facing social media companies against a backdrop of alarm about the growth in deepfakes, new legislation governing what companies can and cannot take down, and growing political scrutiny of the individual content moderation decisions they take.
Download the report here
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