‘Excessive regulation’ could ‘kill’ AI sector: US VP Vance

US Vice President JD Vance on Monday warned against “excessive regulation” of artificial intelligence at a Paris summit on the technology, warning both European allies and rivals like China against tightening governments’ grip.

“Excessive regulation of the AI sector could kill a transformative sector just as it’s taking off,” Vance told global leaders and tech industry chiefs in the opulent surroundings of the French capital’s Grand Palais.

He singled out the European Union’s Digital Services Act by name for criticism over “massive regulations it…