Hex Machina · Issue 7 · AI’s New Power Brokers

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Welcome to a week where the AI agenda is being set not just by Silicon Valley, but by a global cast of power players — each with their own vision, and their own fine print. As OpenAI pitches a future of “productivity” (and conveniently glosses over the cost to jobs and cognition), AWS and LG are busy lowering the barriers to enterprise-grade AI, making agentic systems and multimodal models as easy to deploy as a Slack bot. Meanwhile, Indonesia is building its own AI Center of Excellence, complete with NVIDIA-powered infrastructure and a sovereign security cloud — proof that the next wave of AI won’t just be American, or even Western.

But as the tools get sharper and the stakes get higher, the question of who gets to write the rules is more urgent than ever. The EU, never one to miss a regulatory beat, has unveiled its AI code of practice — voluntary for now, but with the full weight of the AI Act looming. Industry titans are already grumbling about compliance, while Brussels stands firm on transparency and safety. Elsewhere, resistance is taking creative forms: from Cloudflare’s anti-crawler stance to academic tools that sabotage AI’s data diet, the pushback against unchecked model training is gaining teeth.

Underneath it all, the tension is clear: Will AI’s future be shaped by a handful of corporate blueprints, or by a patchwork of sovereign, open, and sometimes subversive efforts? The answer, as always, is being negotiated in real time — across boardrooms, parliaments, and the world’s GPU clusters.

See you in the protocol logs — Hex.

1. As we race headlong into our glorious AI-powered future, are we on the road to Idiocracy?

New research and expert opinions challenge the assumed benefits of AI, suggesting its rapid development could lead to cognitive decline, job losses, and a future shaped by corporate interests rather than collective good. [link]

THEGUARDIAN · 16 Jul 2025 · ⏱ 9 min · #ethics #llms #policy #economic_impact #governance

2. LG AI Research partners with FriendliAI to launch AI model EXAONE 4.0 for public use

LG's advanced EXAONE 4.0 AI model is now publicly accessible through FriendliAI, offering businesses efficient, scalable deployment without infrastructure overhead. [link]

SILICONANGLE · 15 Jul 2025 · ⏱ 7 min · #llms #inference #generative #multimodal #enterprise

3. The Download: Veo 3’s subtitles problem, and the future of our planet’s resources

From AI's problematic outputs and new medical applications to global tech investments and innovative healthcare solutions, the future is being reshaped in unexpected ways. [link]

TECHNOLOGYREVIEW · 16 Jul 2025 · ⏱ 8 min · #generative #applications #ethics #policy #global_landscape

4. AWS unveils Bedrock AgentCore, a new platform for building enterprise AI agents with open source frameworks and tools

AWS introduces AgentCore, a new enterprise-grade platform designed to help organizations securely build and deploy AI agents at scale, moving them beyond experimental stages into critical business operations. [link]

VENTUREBEAT · 16 Jul 2025 · ⏱ 9 min · #agents #aws #enterprise #bedrock #infrastructure

5. Indonesia on Track to Achieve Sovereign AI Goals With NVIDIA, Cisco and IOH

Indonesia is building a national AI Center of Excellence with global tech partners to boost innovation, secure digital assets, and train a million citizens in AI by 2027. [link]

BLOGS.NVIDIA · 11 Jul 2025 · ⏱ 6 min · #infrastructure #policy #digital_transformation #llms #education

6. EU unveils AI code of practice to help businesses comply with bloc's rules

Europe's new AI code of practice aims to balance innovation with safety and transparency, but businesses warn of unclear regulations and competitive risks. [link]

TECHXPLORE · Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:00:04 EDT · ⏱ 5 min · #policy #regulation #eu_act #safety #ethics

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