Yaël Ossowski

Yaël Ossowski

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Yaël Ossowski is a consumer and technology advocate, journalist, and writer. He has had over 1,000 articles published in newspapers, magazines, and online outlets.

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Could NVIDIA's purchase of Hugging Face boost AI sovereignty in the EU? AI

Could NVIDIA's purchase of Hugging Face boost AI sovereignty in the EU?

by Yaël Ossowski

The expansion of the open-source AI ecosystem could be a boon for the EU's efforts to promote tech sovereignty.

Fight fire with fire: how open source AI models can help EU’s cybersecurity AI

Fight fire with fire: how open source AI models can help EU’s cybersecurity

by Yaël Ossowski

Europe can have sovereign AI to achieve its goals for security and safety, but it needs to boost open source to make it happen.

European regulators are quietly green-lighting Tesla’s self-driving technology

European regulators are quietly green-lighting Tesla’s self-driving technology

by EU TECH LOOP

Tesla's self-driving technology is getting unlocked in Europe, one capital at a time.

New Danish proposal for Chat Control: three fat problems remain Data

New Danish proposal for Chat Control: three fat problems remain

by Yaël Ossowski

Denmark’s update to the EU “chat control” plan shifts to “voluntary” scanning, but ex-MEP Patrick Breyer warns it still sidesteps Parliament’s court-order safeguard, would ban under-16s from messaging apps, and could effectively end anonymous communication.

Time is running out for EU Member States to decide on Chat Control Data

Time is running out for EU Member States to decide on Chat Control

by Yaël Ossowski

With just a few days left before the Council is due to take a vote on the controversial proposal, both the public pressure and cross-party outcry may pose a unique challenge to Brussels' usual choreographed votes on long-debated legislation.

Return of Chat Control: something is rotten in the state of Denmark Data

Return of Chat Control: something is rotten in the state of Denmark

by Yaël Ossowski

The Scandinavian state has been a stalwart supporter of CSAM scanning and chat control. Now, they hold the keys to make it a reality.

EU to lower ESG reporting metrics to boost competitiveness and reduce compliance costs

EU to lower ESG reporting metrics to boost competitiveness and reduce compliance costs

by Yaël Ossowski

The European Commission aims to lower its ESG reporting requirements, recognizing the compliance costs it may imposed on firms and consumers.

Europe's grandfather economy in one graphic

Europe's grandfather economy in one graphic

by Yaël Ossowski

Whether through mergers and acquisitions, reinvention, or long-lasting family dynasties, the Old Continent continues to cling to firms that have lived longer lives than most European countries.

Europe can't achieve AI prosperity on the data of others Data AI

Europe can't achieve AI prosperity on the data of others

by Yaël Ossowski

If European data is not available to train AI models, then it stands to reason that any European AI experience will be crummy, inaccurate, or reflect poor public data.

Breton's Elon Musk regulatory troll earns one of the most epic ratios of all time

Breton's Elon Musk regulatory troll earns one of the most epic ratios of all time

by Yaël Ossowski

In posting a letter online to Elon Musk, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton receives the most epic Twitter/X ratios of all time.

Free speech platforms like 'X' will never pass the EU's DSA test

Free speech platforms like 'X' will never pass the EU's DSA test

by Yaël Ossowski

Elon Musk wants X to be the premiere free speech platform. But this trajectory is completely at odds with the aims of the EU's regulatory playbook. And this battle is far from over.

Taking a bite out of MiCA, the EU's comprehensive crypto legislation challenging the nature of decentralisation

Taking a bite out of MiCA, the EU's comprehensive crypto legislation challenging the nature of decentralisation

by Yaël Ossowski

EU regulators have proudly championed their comprehensive crypto regulation, but does it provide protection while allowing innovation?

Innovation and consumer-centric insights into the EU’s digital policies and initiatives