Leevi Saari
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Essential reading in the AI bubble and the wild Wild West that is the neocloud market - with lots of insight from @leevisaari.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Meet CoreWeave, the AI industry’s ticking time bomb
The debt-laden AI compute company has been boosted by Nvidia.
www.theverge.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Essential reading in the AI bubble and the wild Wild West that is the neocloud market - with lots of insight from @leevisaari.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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OK, who pulled the plug on Cloudflare just to give @ccs.bsky.social the 'reporting LIVE from another global outage' line
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
OK, who pulled the plug on Cloudflare just to give @ccs.bsky.social the 'reporting LIVE from another global outage' line
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OUR @wsj.com OPED: The AI bubble debate misses what's already happening: a massive gov bailout, fast-tracked infrastructure, guaranteed contracts & regulatory exemptions. AI firms get a taxpayer-funded insurance policy that dot-com companies could only dream of.
www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
OUR @wsj.com OPED: The AI bubble debate misses what's already happening: a massive gov bailout, fast-tracked infrastructure, guaranteed contracts & regulatory exemptions. AI firms get a taxpayer-funded insurance policy that dot-com companies could only dream of.
www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
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Read @404media.co's piece on our new nuclear & AI report by @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social and Dr Sofia Guerra, "Fission for Algorithms: The Undermining of Nuclear Regulation in Service of AI.”
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
www.404media.co
November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Read @404media.co's piece on our new nuclear & AI report by @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social and Dr Sofia Guerra, "Fission for Algorithms: The Undermining of Nuclear Regulation in Service of AI.”
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
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Join us for a webinar on December 4th at 1 pm ET to launch our North Star Policy Toolkit for Data center Organizers & Policymakers. We’ll preview the guide and feature a panel of organizers who have won local and state battles against data center expansion.
Register: bit.ly/data-center-...
Register: bit.ly/data-center-...
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Join us for a webinar on December 4th at 1 pm ET to launch our North Star Policy Toolkit for Data center Organizers & Policymakers. We’ll preview the guide and feature a panel of organizers who have won local and state battles against data center expansion.
Register: bit.ly/data-center-...
Register: bit.ly/data-center-...
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"Profit-driven companies are an awkward fit as midwives to strategic technological development, and the Trumpian grip over Europe cannot simply be wished away on the grounds of it being humiliating, inconvenient or plainly unpleasant"
Want to read something sharp and well-written in advance of the Digital Sovereignty summit tomorrow? That's what @leevisaari.bsky.social is for.
www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
The big tech playbook
By framing digital sovereignty around regulation and political autonomy, big tech has deflected attention from deeper critiques of its systemic power
www.ips-journal.eu
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
"Profit-driven companies are an awkward fit as midwives to strategic technological development, and the Trumpian grip over Europe cannot simply be wished away on the grounds of it being humiliating, inconvenient or plainly unpleasant"
I had the honour of sharing some comments on the political economy of neoclouds for this great @theverge.com article by @lopatto.bsky.social
Thorough and compelling read, please check it out!
Thorough and compelling read, please check it out!
why is Nvidia propping up a company that seems doomed? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Meet CoreWeave, the AI industry’s ticking time bomb
The debt-laden AI compute company has been boosted by Nvidia.
www.theverge.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I had the honour of sharing some comments on the political economy of neoclouds for this great @theverge.com article by @lopatto.bsky.social
Thorough and compelling read, please check it out!
Thorough and compelling read, please check it out!
How does big tech turn Europe's nascent digital sovereignty into a new compliance product, and what would it take to chart a different path? See my take for @fesonline.bsky.social below.
www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
The big tech playbook
By framing digital sovereignty around regulation and political autonomy, big tech has deflected attention from deeper critiques of its systemic power
www.ips-journal.eu
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
How does big tech turn Europe's nascent digital sovereignty into a new compliance product, and what would it take to chart a different path? See my take for @fesonline.bsky.social below.
www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
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Want to read something sharp and well-written in advance of the Digital Sovereignty summit tomorrow? That's what @leevisaari.bsky.social is for.
www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
The big tech playbook
By framing digital sovereignty around regulation and political autonomy, big tech has deflected attention from deeper critiques of its systemic power
www.ips-journal.eu
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Want to read something sharp and well-written in advance of the Digital Sovereignty summit tomorrow? That's what @leevisaari.bsky.social is for.
www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
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We got access our hands on the document a early, so here is our deep dive:
@leevisaari.bsky.social
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social
euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/eu-launche...
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euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/eu-launche...
EU launches strategy to foster ‘sovereign’ AI ecosystem
Is it worth redirecting €1 billion of existing funds towards AI adoption?
euaipolicymonitor.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We got access our hands on the document a early, so here is our deep dive:
@leevisaari.bsky.social
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social
euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/eu-launche...
@leevisaari.bsky.social
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social
euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/eu-launche...
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Gute Erklärung von @frederike.bsky.social , warum es wenig Grund zur Freude über die Google-Ankündigung gibt:
Frederike Kaltheuner, Politikwissenschaftlerin, über problematische Abhängigkeiten von monopolistischen US-Tech-Firmen
Frederike Kaltheuner, Politikwissenschaftlerin, über problematische Abhängigkeiten von monopolistischen US-Tech-Firmen
www.tagesschau.de
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Gute Erklärung von @frederike.bsky.social , warum es wenig Grund zur Freude über die Google-Ankündigung gibt:
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Today's AWS outage, which affected a range of websites and applications—from Signal to Fortnite to key UK government services—reveals the dangers of relying on a handful of Big Tech firms, write Article 19's Corinne Cath and Don Le. These are not glitches; they are democratic failures, they say.
Amazon Cloud Outage Reveals Democratic Deficit in Relying on Big Tech | TechPolicy.Press
The AWS outage demonstrates the need for a fundamental shift in how we think about digital infrastructure, write Corinne Cath and Don Le.
www.techpolicy.press
October 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today's AWS outage, which affected a range of websites and applications—from Signal to Fortnite to key UK government services—reveals the dangers of relying on a handful of Big Tech firms, write Article 19's Corinne Cath and Don Le. These are not glitches; they are democratic failures, they say.
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If you're looking for some rock solid techno-geopolitical analysis, get the good stuff from @leevisaari.bsky.social.
China last month banned companies from purchasing Nvidia’s H20 chips, signaling a breakdown of a corporate strategy designed to navigate complex geostrategic tensions, Leevi Saari writes.
The Rise and Fall of Nvidia’s Geopolitical Strategy | TechPolicy.Press
Nvidia's geopolitical balancing act between the US and China flopped after an arduous lobbying campaign, Leevi Saari writes.
buff.ly
October 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If you're looking for some rock solid techno-geopolitical analysis, get the good stuff from @leevisaari.bsky.social.
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
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We've also taken a closer look at Mistral's new funding round (and what that means for tech sovereignty debates):
More here: euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/issue-12-m... @leevisaari.bsky.social
More here: euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/issue-12-m... @leevisaari.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We've also taken a closer look at Mistral's new funding round (and what that means for tech sovereignty debates):
More here: euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/issue-12-m... @leevisaari.bsky.social
More here: euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/issue-12-m... @leevisaari.bsky.social
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Dutch chipmaker ASML is investing €1.3B in French AI firm Mistral. Our EU policy fellow Leevi Saari spoke to @politico.com about how a takeover by Apple would have been “quite negative” for Europe’s tech sovereignty goals.
www.politico.eu/article/asml...
www.politico.eu/article/asml...
ASML-Mistral is Europe’s dream tech tie-up. Can it deliver?
Two tech champions face the daunting task of keeping Europe on the AI map.
www.politico.eu
September 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Dutch chipmaker ASML is investing €1.3B in French AI firm Mistral. Our EU policy fellow Leevi Saari spoke to @politico.com about how a takeover by Apple would have been “quite negative” for Europe’s tech sovereignty goals.
www.politico.eu/article/asml...
www.politico.eu/article/asml...
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In this week’s EU AI Policy Monitor, Leevi Saari and @frederike.bsky.social unpack EU's Google adtech flip flop and why attacks on Europe’s digital rulebook are so effective.
Read it and subscribe: euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/the-brusse...
Read it and subscribe: euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/the-brusse...
The Brussel’s effect meets hard power
AI arms race 2.0: from deregulation to industrial policy in the US
euaipolicymonitor.substack.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In this week’s EU AI Policy Monitor, Leevi Saari and @frederike.bsky.social unpack EU's Google adtech flip flop and why attacks on Europe’s digital rulebook are so effective.
Read it and subscribe: euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/the-brusse...
Read it and subscribe: euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/the-brusse...
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What does it mean for Europe to claim AI “sovereignty” atop global supply chains and US-owned chips? @leevisaari.bsky.social shares with @bloomberg.com: what’s on offer increasingly resembles “sovereignty-as-a-service.”
Read Lionel Laurent's story here: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Read Lionel Laurent's story here: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Nvidia’s ‘Sovereign’ AI Could Win a Prize for Irony
The global scramble for chips risks entrenching new tech dependencies in Europe.
www.bloomberg.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What does it mean for Europe to claim AI “sovereignty” atop global supply chains and US-owned chips? @leevisaari.bsky.social shares with @bloomberg.com: what’s on offer increasingly resembles “sovereignty-as-a-service.”
Read Lionel Laurent's story here: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Read Lionel Laurent's story here: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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The Brussels Defect: "the faith that global politics is all about markets, multilateralism and economic regulation."
Oof. As brutal as it is true. 🧵
Oof. As brutal as it is true. 🧵
1/New in @financialtimes.com w/ @himself.bsky.social on the Brussels Defect. Europe's longstanding path to power -- market regulation -- now a source of vulnerabilities. Europe's national security and democracy are at risk. Defection might be the only escape.
www.ft.com/content/5820...
www.ft.com/content/5820...
Europe urgently needs a remedy for the ‘Brussels defect’
The EU must stop thinking it can turn thorny political controversies into solvable technical issues
www.ft.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Brussels Defect: "the faith that global politics is all about markets, multilateralism and economic regulation."
Oof. As brutal as it is true. 🧵
Oof. As brutal as it is true. 🧵
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NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
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NEW: @leevisaari.bsky.social unpacks the EU’s AI Continent Action Plan in this week’s EU AI Policy Monitor. It lays out measures to boost compute, data, talent, adoption, and regulatory simplification—all in an effort to position Europe as the “leading AI continent.” Read our analysis:
The EU AI Continent Action Plan
Our breakdown of the EU's proposed AI Continent Action Plan
open.substack.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NEW: @leevisaari.bsky.social unpacks the EU’s AI Continent Action Plan in this week’s EU AI Policy Monitor. It lays out measures to boost compute, data, talent, adoption, and regulatory simplification—all in an effort to position Europe as the “leading AI continent.” Read our analysis:
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A year ago, Brussels uncorked champagne after the #AI Act adoption. Now, the "regulatory superpower"-story is dead; it's all about "AI competitiveness". @leevisaari.bsky.social and I ask: is this bowing to US pressure, or does the EU finally step up to the plate? www.techpolicy.press/the-eu-ai-po...
The EU AI Policy Pivot: Adaptation or Capitulation? | TechPolicy.Press
Daniel Mügge and Leevi Saari ask, "What are we to make of the EU's AI policy pivot?"
www.techpolicy.press
February 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A year ago, Brussels uncorked champagne after the #AI Act adoption. Now, the "regulatory superpower"-story is dead; it's all about "AI competitiveness". @leevisaari.bsky.social and I ask: is this bowing to US pressure, or does the EU finally step up to the plate? www.techpolicy.press/the-eu-ai-po...
The Commission's decision not to pursue it further is less a sign of coordinated deregulatory vigor and more of a simple inability to gather the necessary troops to push it forward—it is a sign of dissensus, not consensus, write Daniel Mügge and Leevi Saari. www.techpolicy.press/the-eu-ai-po...
The EU AI Policy Pivot: Adaptation or Capitulation? | TechPolicy.Press
Daniel Mügge and Leevi Saari ask, "What are we to make of the EU's AI policy pivot?"
www.techpolicy.press
February 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Commission's decision not to pursue it further is less a sign of coordinated deregulatory vigor and more of a simple inability to gather the necessary troops to push it forward—it is a sign of dissensus, not consensus, write Daniel Mügge and Leevi Saari. www.techpolicy.press/the-eu-ai-po...
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Tomorrow the SophI.A Summit begins! It is the biggest conf on #AI in the #tech #cluster of the Cote d'Azur! I co-organise a panel on #European AI technological #sovereignty, w/ speakers from @ainowinstitute.bsky.social (@leevisaari.bsky.social) #ARM France, SKEMA Business school >>
November 26, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Tomorrow the SophI.A Summit begins! It is the biggest conf on #AI in the #tech #cluster of the Cote d'Azur! I co-organise a panel on #European AI technological #sovereignty, w/ speakers from @ainowinstitute.bsky.social (@leevisaari.bsky.social) #ARM France, SKEMA Business school >>
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Here, I advertise the upcoming seminars, for your joy! In the posters you find a QR code to register- Next VOILA! is a special crossover with EFELIA Hackathon Soc[IA]l featuring @leevisaari.bsky.social from @ainowinstitute.bsky.social discussing 'Reorienting #European #AI and #innovation #policy'
November 20, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Here, I advertise the upcoming seminars, for your joy! In the posters you find a QR code to register- Next VOILA! is a special crossover with EFELIA Hackathon Soc[IA]l featuring @leevisaari.bsky.social from @ainowinstitute.bsky.social discussing 'Reorienting #European #AI and #innovation #policy'