Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde
ECB President Christine Lagarde has warned that Europe must develop its own AI infrastructure to avoid economic dependency on the US and China. She emphasized that current reliance on foreign datacentres poses a significant strategic risk to European sovereignty.
Why it matters
Lagarde's comments reflect growing concerns among global leaders regarding the geopolitical leverage held by nations that dominate AI computing capacity.
Christine Lagarde spoke in Vienna about Europe and AI on Monday. Photograph: Hans Klaus Techt/APA/AFP/Getty Images Christine Lagarde spoke in Vienna about Europe and AI on Monday. Photograph: Hans Klaus Techt/APA/AFP/Getty Images AI (artificial intelligence) Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde Central bank chief says continent’s AI dependency could give trade partners unprecedented leverage in negotiations
Prefer the Guardian on Google Europe must develop its own AI technology and build more datacentres in order to nullify the threat of being cut off by the US or China, according to the president of the European Central Bank .
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