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Given the risks it faces from all sides, Europe must move past its focus on regulatory excellence. Unless it makes rapid strides toward building the physical and financial infrastructure that a domestic European AI industry will need, such preoccupations will prove to be more of a liability than an asset. Read more

The United States is preventing many of its allies from accessing the AI frontier by imposing overly broad export controls on advanced chips, thereby risking its own influence over the technology’s trajectory. If tech-savvy Central and Eastern Europeans cannot rely on America, they may look to China. Read more...

In recent years, Central and Eastern European countries have emerged as vibrant innovation hubs, producing a new wave of tech unicorns. Although well-positioned to capitalize on the artificial-intelligence boom, these economies must first close critical infrastructure gaps and invest in human capital. Read more...