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Big Tech goes on AI charm offensive in Europe as regulators circle

Major U.S. tech firms have been trying to win favor with regulators as they face criticisms over their massive businesses having an adverse effect on smaller companies.

PARIS, France — U.S. technology giants this week have talked up the benefits of artificial intelligence for humanity, turning on the charm at one of Europe's largest industry events as regulators globally work to curb the harms associated with the tech. Manyika also called out innovations the company announced at its recent Google I/O event in Mountain View, California, including new "watermarking" technology for identifying text that's been generated by AI, as well as images and audio which it's launched previously. Major U.S. tech firms have been trying to win favor with regulators as they face criticisms over their massive businesses having an adverse effect on smaller companies in areas ranging from advertising to retail to media production.

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