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When Fear Becomes a Moat: Is the AI Industry Fighting Its Own Commoditisation ?
Everyone is asking whether frontier AI is becoming too powerful. But the bigger question may be whether AI companies are fighting something more threatening: becoming ordinary. The Anthropic debate reveals a deeper battle around strategic FOMO, infrastructure positioning and who will capture value in the AI economy.
Eastern Legacy
Jun 143 min read


From Platforms to Governed How the Digital Services Act Is Rewriting the Political Economy of the Digital Ecosystem
The European Commission’s €200 million fine against Temu under the Digital Services Act (DSA) is not fundamentally an ecommerce story. Nor is it simply another chapter in the long-running debate around platform accountability. What the case reveals is something structurally deeper: the emergence of a new model of digital governance in which large online platforms are increasingly treated not as private technology companies alone, but as systemic infrastructures whose architec
Eastern Legacy
May 317 min read


From Telecom Competition to Infrastructure Governance
What Cameroon’s Infrastructure Sharing Decision Really Signals Recent reports indicate that Cameroon has instructed telecom operators to share parts of their network infrastructure in an effort to improve service quality, reduce inefficiencies and strengthen nationwide connectivity. The move comes after increasing concerns from regulators and consumers regarding network performance, coverage gaps and the pace of infrastructure investment. Authorities appear to have concluded
Eastern Legacy
May 318 min read


The EU AI Act Delay Is Not Deregulation. It Is Europe Entering the Hard Phase of AI Governance.
The EU’s provisional agreement to amend parts of the AI Act marks a significant moment in Europe’s digital regulatory strategy. On the surface, the news looks like a delay: high-risk AI obligations are being pushed back, some transparency obligations are being adjusted, and sectoral overlaps are being reduced. But the deeper story is not simply postponement. It is Europe confronting the operational reality of governing AI at scale. From legislative ambition to implementation
Eastern Legacy
May 72 min read
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