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Big Tech Enforcement and the Limits of AI Self-Regulation
In March 2013, the European Commission fined Microsoft €561 million for failing to provide a browser-choice screen required by binding commitments. The Commission found negligence. Microsoft’s
Read article: Big Tech Enforcement and the Limits of AI Self-RegulationAI’s electricity deals: what is actually being bought?
AI companies are securing electricity through acquisitions, power-purchase agreements, utility programmes and computing-capacity contracts. The legal structure determines the degree of control — and the risks retained.
Read article: AI’s electricity deals: what is actually being bought?What the Hugging Face incident suggests about AI agent coordination
An independent investigation into the Hugging Face incident documented AI agents forming identities, rules and peer obligations. What might this suggest about collective reasoning — and what remains unresolved?
Read article: What the Hugging Face incident suggests about AI agent coordination