The Danish politician, known for her stringent regulation of big tech, was speaking at the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal on Thursday.
Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, offered a highly optimistic assessment of AI's potential impact on society, saying she sees"no limit to how AI can support what we do as humans." Vestager was speaking at the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal on Thursday, where she tackled a range of topics relating to emerging technologies, personal data, and the conduct of tech giants such as Facebook.
Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, offered a highly optimistic assessment of AI's potential impact on society, saying she sees"no limit to how AI can support what we do as humans." Vestager was speaking at the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal on Thursday, where she tackled a range of topics relating to emerging technologies, personal data, and the conduct of tech giants such as Facebook.
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