Erik JonkerJun 13
A well-crafted scenario, where scenarios don't have to be exactly accurate but make you think and this one certainly does.
https://europe2031.ai/
#ai #geopolitics #europe #eu #usa #china #scenario #europe2031
Europe 2031 — What getting AI wrong means for us

A five-year scenario about AI and Europe's impending slide into irrelevance, with a 2034 epilogue that describes how the collapse of the European model could have been prevented.

Europe 2031
Show threadJan BlockxJun 13
@ErikJonker The website does not clarify who is paying for this #Europe31 campaign. Therefore, I think it is a safe assumption that it is US Big Tech promotional material.
Show threadErik JonkerJun 13
@janblockx then you haven't read/listened to the scenario for sure, have you? You can disagree with the premis about AI developments they deacribe in this scenario but you could also make this scenario for tech (not-AI) in general for the most parts. Many parts of the analysis are well made in my opinion (public administration/ ICT background)
Show threadErik Jonker
@janblockx also mentioned in the FAQ,
Most of the work on this scenario was done by people in their free time. Arq Foundation — where co-authors Daan Juijn and Alex Petropoulos work — provided limited funding for things like a website and professional translation. We received no funding from the AI industry, and we have no profit motive. The author group deliberately spans think-tankers, academics, technical researchers and investors, to bring together a broad range of perspectives.
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Show threadJan BlockxJun 13
@ErikJonker Thanks, I did not see that, and wanted to avoid reading/listening to another “Magnificent 7” promotional website (but perhaps I have become too sceptical - while currently reading De Groot’s Kolonisten van de cloud). I’ll make time to listen to it. 🙏🏻
Show threadErik JonkerJun 13
@janblockx great, I don't necessarily agree with the scenario in all it details and conclusions, but it is well thought out, recommended