Well, well, Starmer goes for Trump rather than the EU.

Sorry it in French, but there are huge plans for AI development here.
www.economie.gouv.fr/actualites/strategie-nationale-intelligence-artificielle#
There is a big AI summit going on in Paris as I write.

"Kirsty Innes, director of technology at Labour Together, a think tank close to the Labour leadership, said ministers should not rush into legislating.

“I think getting to grips with AI is going to be a whole-of-government project for the whole mandate and they already have plenty underway,” she said. “There will of course need to be some new legislation on AI, but they will want to go into that with a very clear and specific idea of what needs to be done via an AI bill and what can be tackled elsewhere.”

The Tony Blair Institute, a think tank which has led much of the Labour government’s thinking on the technology, has also warned about the practicalities of an AI bill.

Britain’s AI Action Plan, written by tech investor Matt Clifford, didn’t call for AI legislation, arguing instead that safety concerns should be dealt with by giving more money to existing regulators, expanding the AISI and developing an AI assurance market. [AISI = Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute]

Launching that plan in January, Starmer struck a cautious tone on legislation. “We will test and understand AI before we regulate it to make sure that when we do it, it is proportionate and grounded in the science,” he said."

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What’s that saying?
Oh yes:
The US innovates, China duplicates and the EU regulates.

If the eu aren’t careful they are going to be left behind in the new age we are entering.

What’s that saying?
Oh yes:
The US innovates, China duplicates and the EU regulates.

We are still signed up with the EU as regards two other crucial EU regulatory measures, the Digital Services Act (DSA) and GDPR

(The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a law that protects the personal data of European Union residents. It came into effect on May 25, 2018)

It's not a case of "US versus EU", on AI, btw.

The agreement to sign or not to sign on the AI issue is world wide, China and India both signing up.