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She explores how Europe can support innovation, reduce technological dependencies and protect fundamental rights, while helping shape an AI future that serves the public interest. The talk will be moderated by James Shires, Co-Director of Virtual Routes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lunch will be served before the talk from 12:30 to 13:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vietu skaits ir ierobe\u017eots. Piesakieties zem\u0101k. Apstiprin\u0101tie dal\u012bbnieki tiks inform\u0113ti pa e-pastu.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pamatojoties uz savu gr\u0101matu \u201eThe Tech Coup\u201c un pieredzi Eiropas Parlament\u0101 un Stenfordas Universit\u0101t\u0113, Marietje \u0160ake izp\u0113ta, k\u0101 \u201eBig Tech\u201c pieaugo\u0161\u0101 ietekme apdraud demokr\u0101tisko uzraudz\u012bbu un ko Eiropa var dar\u012bt, lai to nov\u0113rstu.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":130696,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_seopress_titles_title":"Who Governs AI? Big Tech, Democracy and Europe\u2019s Choices","_seopress_titles_desc":"As artificial intelligence reshapes economies and societies, who gets to set the rules? 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