LONDON/LOS ANGELES — As President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for high-stakes bilateral talks in Washington this week, global policymakers are casting a nervous eye toward the intersection of geopolitics and emerging technology. While apocalyptic warnings concerning artificial intelligence—frequently dominated by cinematic scenarios of rogue, self-aware superintelligence…
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In late May, during the hum of a vibrant tech festival in Athens, Neil Rimer—the co-founder of the powerhouse venture firm Index Ventures—articulated a sentiment that has since echoed through the boardrooms of Sand Hill Road. Discussing the unprecedented accumulation of capital surrounding the artificial intelligence boom, Rimer offered a…