Meredith Whittaker

There's the other side, which is I often find a much more sophisticated and clear-eyed view of these problems, right? Like having this discussion about that concentrated power in the hands of infrastructure and media ecosystem way easier in Europe. I mean, people feel it, right? They see it. And there's been a history of pushing back against the encroachment of U.S.

There's the other side, which is I often find a much more sophisticated and clear-eyed view of these problems, right? Like having this discussion about that concentrated power in the hands of infrastructure and media ecosystem way easier in Europe. I mean, people feel it, right? They see it. And there's been a history of pushing back against the encroachment of U.S.

There's the other side, which is I often find a much more sophisticated and clear-eyed view of these problems, right? Like having this discussion about that concentrated power in the hands of infrastructure and media ecosystem way easier in Europe. I mean, people feel it, right? They see it. And there's been a history of pushing back against the encroachment of U.S.

tech, both effectively and often very ineffectively, that I really enjoy. And particularly in Germany, there's a very high sensitivity to privacy, very often clear-eyed view.

tech, both effectively and often very ineffectively, that I really enjoy. And particularly in Germany, there's a very high sensitivity to privacy, very often clear-eyed view.

tech, both effectively and often very ineffectively, that I really enjoy. And particularly in Germany, there's a very high sensitivity to privacy, very often clear-eyed view.

on some of these debates, which doesn't always translate into policy, but there's at least... I find the intellectual environment around this stuff, when you talk to people who are knowledgeable and have thought about it, to be very... teach me a lot and be really sophisticated.

on some of these debates, which doesn't always translate into policy, but there's at least... I find the intellectual environment around this stuff, when you talk to people who are knowledgeable and have thought about it, to be very... teach me a lot and be really sophisticated.

on some of these debates, which doesn't always translate into policy, but there's at least... I find the intellectual environment around this stuff, when you talk to people who are knowledgeable and have thought about it, to be very... teach me a lot and be really sophisticated.

Yeah. I mean, there's, you know, both threads. You see kind of, you know, two wolves inside European politics. You know, the one wanting its own tech industry and the one wanting to make sure that they're not subject to a sort of U.S. tech colonialism. And I think you get, you know, some weird laws. You saw the AI Act, which went on forever and then, you know, kind of had this last minute effect.

Yeah. I mean, there's, you know, both threads. You see kind of, you know, two wolves inside European politics. You know, the one wanting its own tech industry and the one wanting to make sure that they're not subject to a sort of U.S. tech colonialism. And I think you get, you know, some weird laws. You saw the AI Act, which went on forever and then, you know, kind of had this last minute effect.

Yeah. I mean, there's, you know, both threads. You see kind of, you know, two wolves inside European politics. You know, the one wanting its own tech industry and the one wanting to make sure that they're not subject to a sort of U.S. tech colonialism. And I think you get, you know, some weird laws. You saw the AI Act, which went on forever and then, you know, kind of had this last minute effect.

Last-minute brinksmanship around whether foundation models, these big LLMs that are now the trendy kind, should be included or not. And you often see bold regulatory attempts that then get kind of shaped in odd ways. Yeah. Trying to have it both ways, right? Like, how do we regulate the Americans away and get our own, right?

Last-minute brinksmanship around whether foundation models, these big LLMs that are now the trendy kind, should be included or not. And you often see bold regulatory attempts that then get kind of shaped in odd ways. Yeah. Trying to have it both ways, right? Like, how do we regulate the Americans away and get our own, right?

Last-minute brinksmanship around whether foundation models, these big LLMs that are now the trendy kind, should be included or not. And you often see bold regulatory attempts that then get kind of shaped in odd ways. Yeah. Trying to have it both ways, right? Like, how do we regulate the Americans away and get our own, right?

But how do we do that in a way that is reflected in principles, not in, you know, actually declaring that as an intent? And I think that is, you know, I think you're seeing a huge amount of money be spent by the U.S. companies in Brussels right now, which is also influencing things in interesting ways.

But how do we do that in a way that is reflected in principles, not in, you know, actually declaring that as an intent? And I think that is, you know, I think you're seeing a huge amount of money be spent by the U.S. companies in Brussels right now, which is also influencing things in interesting ways.

But how do we do that in a way that is reflected in principles, not in, you know, actually declaring that as an intent? And I think that is, you know, I think you're seeing a huge amount of money be spent by the U.S. companies in Brussels right now, which is also influencing things in interesting ways.

And then this is something I'm theorizing a lot in my intellectual work, and I think is really important. You also see what I'm calling the politics of intellectual shame be really pervasive in this conversation. And this is not just Europe. This is across the board. I mean that there is a real...

And then this is something I'm theorizing a lot in my intellectual work, and I think is really important. You also see what I'm calling the politics of intellectual shame be really pervasive in this conversation. And this is not just Europe. This is across the board. I mean that there is a real...