Interesting divergence in the tech landscape: While the US sees a $21B spending spree from Meta & CoreWeave, OpenAI is pausing the UK "Stargate" supercomputer due to energy friction.
It raises a critical question for European policymakers: Are we ready to host the next generation of AI, or will "Green Tape" push infrastructure investment elsewhere?
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@sebastiend before questioning that, we should first and utmost be asking: do we really need AI?
@timagal That is certainly a valid starting point. However, even if the debate continues, the rest of the world is moving forward. The policy challenge remains: does Europe want to lead in that future or be dependent on innovations shaped elsewhere?
@sebastiend tell me something that AI can do better than humans other than determine the bombing little girls schools... I mean, yes, it is a convenient curiosity, but there is no need to invest trillion to build a military complex and then try to justify it as for civilian use. Have you seen the water situation in the US? They are going to end up eating bits and bytes for breakfast.
@timagal The claim that AI infrastructure is exclusively for 'bombing schools' is factually incorrect and unrelated to the commercial investment discussed here. I welcome debate, but let's engage in good faith and stick to the topic. The post concerns Europe's energy policy and investment, not military conspiracy theories. Please offer factual arguments relevant to the 'Green Tape' dilemma rather than digressing into unrelated political issues.
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