Week 5
Weekly Overview
AI has become a key battleground in global competition between major powers. This week focuses on Europe's strategic challenge of maintaining its own AI capabilities while navigating increasing pressure from both US deregulation demands and Chinese alternatives. We'll analyse how AI governance decisions are now increasingly driven by national security concerns, and explore whether export controls and technology restrictions are effective tools for managing both AI risks and international competition.
Weekly Goals
Assess Europe's position in the US-China AI rivalry and think about how the EU can balance pressure to reduce AI regulations with its goal of maintaining control over its own AI development
Understand how AI export controls shape global power dynamics and evaluate whether export controls actually work as policy tools
Learn about the national security aspects of AI governance
