As a European, it pains me to say this, but I seriously doubt Europe will take any meaningful part in the AI boom.

We love to reminisce about our glory days — Ericsson and Nokia leading the mobile revolution in the 1990s. But those days are long gone. Today, Europe’s biggest “innovation” seems to be a plastic screw cap that still can’t be unscrewed properly.

The uncomfortable truth is this: living on old credentials no longer works. The hunger, the risk-taking spirit, and the forward momentum we once had appear to have disappeared.

If we can’t even solve basic everyday problems without massive bureaucracy and outdated thinking, how are we supposed to compete in the AI era?

The gap with America isn’t just technological. It’s cultural, structural, and growing wider by the day. Even optimistic analysts who believe Europe can catch up on the “next AI wave” seem to be grasping at straws.

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