First observations from the Web Summit in Lisbon
My impression of the 2023 Web Summit is that it is overwhelming. The crowds are huge and the venue is enormous. To the senses it
Will Europe and the US eventually follow Macron on the call for a ceasefire in Gaza?
Emmanuel Macron has recently spoken forcefully about the need for a Israel to agree on a ceasefire in its assault on Hamas in Gaza. His
Europe continues to move forward on efforts to limit the influence of money in politics while the US does nothing
Europeans I have talked with are quite appalled by the political influence that money can buy in the US. And they do not appear to
Recent international declarations on AI are more telling for what they omit rather than what they include
This past week has seen a flurry of international activity to address the rapid development of AI.
First, on October 30th the G7 leaders announced
Does the Western World still believe in free speech as we have understood it?
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously opined in 1927 that the remedy for harmful speech “is more speech, not enforced silence.” This declaration,