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Michael Kratsios

Technology adviser to the US president, White House

2 articles · 1 September 2026 to 2 September 2026

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Presented the Carolina Principles at the G20 innovation meeting, arguing policymakers should not treat every emerging technology as a first-of-its-kind policy problem.
Co-organised the Chapel Hill meeting and is defending the Carolina Principles, a voluntary commitment to light-touch AI regulation.

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US and EU harden opposing AI strategies at G20 as Brussels opens compliance checks

Washington used a G20 meeting in North Carolina to argue against technology-specific rules while the European Commission launched information requests to more than thirty AI developers under the AI Act.

Ana Belić2 September 20268 min read

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Musk attacks EU AI rules at G20 meeting hosted by Trump administration

Elon Musk used a virtual address to G20 technology ministers in North Carolina to argue that European regulation defaults to prohibition, while the White House pushes a voluntary framework it calls the Carolina Principles.

Ana Belić1 September 20268 min read

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