Vance calls for more open AI policy at Paris summit

…Resident Senior Fellow Adam Thierer at the R Street Institute noted that Vance’s speech struck tones of optimism over AI’s potential rather than pessimism. 

“This was a significant departure from past AI summits, where the tone and resulting recommendations were pessimistic and foreboding,” Thierer wrote in a statement. “Vance’s remarks in Paris made it clear that the U.S. government wanted no part of those efforts.”

Rather, Thierer said, the Trump administration is fixated on “pro-U.S., future-embracing, entrepreneurialism-focused, permissionless innovation-oriented vision for AI and digital technology” — and is looking for allies to adopt the same perspective…

Thierer contended, however, that the pro-regulatory model the EU has employed has hindered AI industry growth and investment. 

“[Vance’s remarks] will hopefully encourage [Europe] to race alongside us and ensure that AI reaches its full potential as China and other nations look to advance their own algorithmic capabilities, but with very different goals in mind,” he wrote.