Disinformation: budgetary inflation with limited effects
Disinformation exists, foreign interference has been documented, and social media raises real political questions. But the most robust scientific studies show that their effects on opinions and polarization remain limited and contextual. Yet, with the Democracy Shield and AgoraEU projects, the European Union is embarking on an unprecedented budgetary and…
Orange « Trust the Future »: more of a financial gamble than a technological one
Orange unveils "Trust the Future," a plan to convert its industrial reliability into technological growth. To do so, the incumbent operator wants to industrialize AI and transform Orange Business, with the goal of increasing organic cash flow from €3.7 billion to €5.2 billion by 2028 and establishing itself as a…
Europe falls behind in the global race for AI venture capital
While artificial intelligence now accounts for more than half of global venture capital, the European Union as a whole weighs barely as much as the United Kingdom alone. This is a striking contrast for a market of 450 million people, illustrating the continent's decline in the battle for private funding…
Gemini : Google’s reassuring operational approach
In its report published today largely aimed at reassuring users and policymakers, Google details the legal and organizational mechanisms intended to govern Gemini. This procedural and industrial approach contrasts with Claude's constitution published by Anthropic at the end of January. Two distinct normative strategies, but one notable commonality: the absence…