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Big Tech companies 'have become empires in the full sense of the word', says Karen Hao. What if the current narrative surrounding AI serves only to concentrate extraordinary wealth and power in the hands of a few – whilst others are exploited and large data centres pose a threat to health and the environment? In fact, data-hungry LLMs are reaching their limits, and scaling these systems only makes them more opaque and dangerous.

In her Opening Keynote at #rp26, the journalist and author shared why smaller models are often more efficient, how Europe can do things differently and strenghten its leadership – and which vision of AI we should be building towards!