Vance Warns Europe Against Over-Regulation of Emerging AI

US vice president says US will lead globally on AI technology
Trump has blasted EU rules for social-media platforms

WATCH: US Vice President JD Vance said the United States is “the leader in AI” and the Donald Trump administration “plans to keep it that way.”Source: Bloomberg

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By Stephanie Lai and Gian Volpicelli

February 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM UTC

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February 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM UTC

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Vice President JD Vance said that the Trump administration will work to make the US the “gold standard worldwide” for artificial intelligence as he issued strong warnings against regulating political speech.

Speaking Tuesday to an audience in Paris that included several European Union leaders, he took particular aim at the bloc’s tough regulatory approach to social-media platforms and AI, accusing it of trying to clamp down on Silicon Valley.