The European Union suspects that big tech companies are shirking their responsibilities to society
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Smartphone monopolies and artificial intelligence
CNBC asked Vestager if she thinks that Apple has a monopoly on smartphones. The Department of Justice and politicians pointlessly blamed him for this, despite the fact that the iPhone is only available to 51% of the US population.
Vestager emphasized that she is not involved in the US Department of Justice case. But she had a better answer than the latest proponent of breaking up Apple's defunct monopoly, Senator Elizabeth Warren.
I think what we're seeing is that there are indeed very different and very separate markets when it comes to smartphones, Vestager said, and that very expensive high-end phones are not among the numbers in the same market , which is also a very, you know, affordable and cheap phone.”
“So you have to be very careful when it comes to comparing phones,” she continued. “Because those who are looking for very expensive phones don't want to buy other phones.”
Vestager was also asked about AI and called it “an existential risk for all of us,” especially in an election year.
“We have put our European house in order and now we have an artificial intelligence law that will come into force within six, 18, 24 months,” she said. “But right here and now, you know, we're also asking AI vendors to be very careful.”
“This is a huge election year,” she continued. “We need service providers to have confidence that when AI enters this space, that artificial content can be recognized and deep fakes can be dealt with, because otherwise, well, then the integrity of our elections is at risk.” .”
In addition, in March 2024, the EU launched a series of massive investigations into violations of the Digital Markets Act against Apple, Google and Meta.
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