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The 49.3 continues to rain on the National Assembly. Elisabeth Borne again overcame two motions of censure on Monday, obtaining adoption at first reading of the “revenue” section of the Social Security budget, before immediately drawing out a new 49.3 to pass the rest of the text without a vote. Unsurprisingly, the rebels responded with the announcement of a new motion in the face of this fifteenth use of the criticized constitutional weapon by the Prime Minister. The RN group could do the same. Accused by the oppositions of “trivializing” the use of 49.3 in disregard of the parliamentary debate, the Prime Minister referred them to their “refusal to find points of agreement”.
Joe Biden wanted to be very clear on Monday on artificial intelligence: this technology “must be regulated”. The White House therefore unveiled rules and principles on Monday intended to ensure that America “leads the way” in this regulation. For the occasion, the president signed a decree which notably requires companies in the sector to transmit to the federal government the results of their security tests, when their projects pose “a serious risk in terms of national security”. The text also launches research into the impact of AI on the labor market and recommends the development of tools to easily identify content produced with AI. However, Joe Biden only has limited room for maneuver. Any truly binding and ambitious legislation must indeed pass through the American Congress, but it is divided between Democrats and Republicans.
While, according to Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli army is progressing “methodically” in the Gaza Strip, the situation is also particularly distressing for the families of Franco-Israeli hostages held by Hamas. To “make themselves heard”, around ten of them arrived in Paris on Monday evening. They were welcomed at Roissy airport by around twenty people who held up portraits of hostages. These Franco-Israeli families will go to the Israeli embassy in Paris on Tuesday and will meet several elected officials, accompanied by the association “October 7, 2023, broken life in Israel”, which brings together families of French victims.