Over the last couple of years, it has become increasingly clear that many democratic governments have been taking a closer look at artificial intelligence (AI), both from a policy standpoint and as something to help their economies of the future.
Democracies have many open issues and can move more slowly, and policy is discussed more widely by the population.
Two pieces of news this week have shown the increasing focus on Artificial intelligence in the United States and the European Union (EU).The Brookings Institution has increased its focus on AI, even publishing an interesting book I reviewed earlier this year.
On December 1, Brookings held a webinar on the future of tech antitrust in the Biden administration.
Two of the first companies to operationalize AI were Amazon and Google, both targets for potential antitrust action.
To understand how that could impact the industry, many people are talking about the failed actions against Microsoft a few decades ago.