Washington, Brussels stake their claims on AI as trillion-dollar IPO wave begins

About this episode

This episode discusses the contrasting approaches of Washington and Brussels towards artificial intelligence as SpaceX prepares for its IPO.

With SpaceX set to become the first AI-era giant to go public on Friday June 12, governments on both sides of the Atlantic are racing to define their relationship with the industry. Washington is in talks with OpenAI about a government equity stake, while Brussels has unveiled a new tech sovereignty package. In this week's Tech 24, we lay out the two very different visions of how to shape artificial intelligence's future.

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• government policy
• technology sovereignty
• IPO
• transatlantic relations

Keywords

• AI
• IPO
• SpaceX
• OpenAI
• government policy
• Brussels
• Washington

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, OpenAI

Places: Washington, Brussels

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