European CommissionFeb 13

Building an independent Europe is a core issue for this Commission.

And independence starts with a strong economy.

That’s why we are using every tool we have to boost Europe’s competitiveness. Only a resilient, innovative, and dynamic European economy can truly guarantee our strategic autonomy.

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Our efforts are helping to strengthen Europe’s competitive edge:

📝 10 simplification packages proposed to save European companies €15 billion every year
🌍 44 trade agreements with 79 countries giving European companies privileged access to global markets
🏢 EU Inc: We plan to create a single set of rules for companies operating across the EU
🚀 A European Competitiveness Fund on the way, equipped with €451 billion

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Now we need to go further.

Europe’s competitiveness is not just an economic goal—it is a fight for our future.

And we will keep working to ensure that European businesses can thrive in a fair, open economy.

Show threadBjørnar (he/him)Feb 13
@EUCommission Then stop wasting money on AI. It's an obvious bubble. There's no path to justifying the expense, just Fear Of Missing Out. And it's enriching open supporters of the US fascist cleptocracy.
Show threadLaurens
@btuftin @EUCommission AI techniques, which are far more diverse and older than the currently hyped LLMs that are frequently presented as representative of "AI", are used to enable nearly every part of modern life, and have been for decades. Not investing in it would be like not investing into an alternative for AWS to avoid creating another e-commerce giant. Although your caution may be well justified, let's also be cautious not to let big tech companies claim the entire foundational field.
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Show threadBjørnar (he/him)Feb 13
@laurensarp @EUCommission When politicians are promising money for AI now, they're not looking to fund "machine learning" (the previous hype term) or image analysis. Those already have funding streams in real research. They're setting aside money to build giant data centers to run LLMs.