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Meta says it won't sign Europe AI agreement

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324 points rntn | 2 comments | 18 Jul 25 17:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.413s | source
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rockemsockem ◴[18 Jul 25 18:41 UTC] No.44608323[source]▶
I'm surprised that most of the comments here are siding with Europe blindly?

Am I the only one who assumes by default that European regulation will be heavy-handed and ill conceived?

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notyourwork ◴[18 Jul 25 22:45 UTC] No.44610625[source]▶
What is bad about heavy handed regulation to protect citizens?
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CamperBob2 ◴[19 Jul 25 00:31 UTC] No.44611391[source]▶
"Even the very wise cannot see all ends." And these people aren't what I'd call "very wise."

Meanwhile, nobody in China gives a flying fuck about regulators in the EU. You probably don't care about what the Chinese are doing now, but believe me, you will if the EU hands the next trillion-Euro market over to them without a fight.

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1. 0xDEAFBEAD ◴[19 Jul 25 15:08 UTC] No.44616109[source]▶
Everyone working on AI will care, if ASML stops servicing TSMC's machines. If Europe is serious about responsible AI, I think applying pressure to ASML might be their only real option.
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2. CamperBob2 ◴[19 Jul 25 15:54 UTC] No.44616564[source]▶
If Europe is serious about responsible AI, I think applying pressure to ASML might be their only real option.

True, but now they get to butt heads with the US, who call the tunes at ASML even though ASML is a European company.

We (the US) have given China every possible incentive to break that dependency short of dropping bombs on them, and it would be foolish to think the TSMC/ASML status quo will still hold in 5-10 years. Say what you will about China, they aren't a nation of morons. Now that it's clear what's at stake, I think they will respond rationally and effectively.