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AI vendors could accept EU's code of conduct idea
Faced with legislative gridlock in Washington and delay in Brussels, EU policymakers propose an AI code of conduct
InternationalWeakened media will undermine democracy in Guatemala
Claims of political persecution and corrupt behaviour look sure to taint elections that are now less than a month away
GuatemalaPyongyang will persevere with space programme
Pyongyang's first attempt to launch a spy satellite failed today after the rocket crashed into the sea
North KoreaAI may take decades to lift economy-wide productivity
It took a generation for full electrification benefits to raise economy-wide productivity; the same may be true for AI
InternationalTwitter move compounds EU's disinformation distress
Twitter has withdrawn from the EU's voluntary code of conduct on disinformation
EUCorporate warnings on AI will not move US policy
CEOs of major AI firms have endorsed the 'existential risk' terminology frequently used by AI sceptics
InternationalChina will send astronauts to the moon by 2030
China’s plan to have astronauts on the moon by 2030 brings contentious issues of geostrategic rivalry closer
ChinaEU AI law faces tough conflicting pressures
The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act has generated intense debates between the proponents and opponents of strict rules
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