Scientists Plan Huge European AI Hub To Compete With US (theguardian.com)

Leading scientists have drawn up plans for a vast multinational European institute devoted to world-class artificial intelligence (AI) research in a desperate bid to nurture and retain top talent in Europe. From a report: The new institute would be set up for similar reasons as Cern, the particle physics lab near Geneva, which was created after the second world war to rebuild European physics and reverse the brain drain of the brightest and best scientists to the US. Named the European Lab for Learning and Intelligent Systems, or Ellis, the proposed AI institute would have major centres in a handful of countries, the UK included, with each employing hundreds of computer engineers, mathematicians and other scientists with the express aim of keeping Europe at the forefront of AI research. In an open letter that urges governments to act, the scientists describe how Europe has not kept up with the US and China, where the vast majority of leading AI firms and universities are based. The letter adds that while a few "research hotspots" still exist in Europe, "virtually all of the top people in those places are continuously being pursued for recruitment by US companies."

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Re:Don't worry Europeans

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Are you trying to use whataboutism to distract from the point that the USA subsidizes the wealthy First World nations of Europe? Can anyone tell me why? There's no reason for it, Europe can well afford its own defense and America is being crippled by out of control military spending.

Re:Don't worry Europeans

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Europe likes things just as they are - free defense, and they can use the massive money saved to fund a welfare state for their people. And the really cool part is that they get to sit on their high horse and criticize the Americans for being baby-killing militaristic fascist monsters for having a military. The military that defends them. It's a sweet deal and I can see why they like it.