Politics in Sweden: Why are Swedish politicians so silent on AI?
Everyone's talking about AI – apart from our leading politicians. Why the silence, asks The Local's James Savage.
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Inside Sweden: Why was Swedish media silent on citizenship freeze?
The Local's reader Patrick Henry Gallen argued convincingly in Dagens Nyheter (and The Local) this week against the unjust way new citizenship rules are being applied. It was a small victory, but why did the Swedish media ignore the citizenship freeze?.
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